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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.
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I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater.
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My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.
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That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.
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When people say I don't see you enough, well just because you don't see me don't mean I don't exist or just 'cause you haven't heard me don't mean I haven't been making noise. But if I keep making noise, you'll pick up.
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If Islam's sole interest is the welfare of mankind, then Islam is the strongest advocate of human rights anywhere on Earth.
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At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.
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African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should be healing, a source a joy. Spreading positive vibrations.
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That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.
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Don't look down, it's an impossible view Fly like an eagle whatever you do.
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I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time. The people who are in charge of what people see or hear are afraid. What you hear on top 40 or what you see on BET or MTV is not a fair representation of what is really going on...
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Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop.
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Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going how are you doing?
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Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it.
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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.
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It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.'
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I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
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Hip-Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
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I can't take it y'all I can feel the city breathin Chest heavin, against the flesh of the evening Sigh before we die like the last train leaving
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