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Mos Def

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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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Don't look down, it's an impossible view Fly like an eagle whatever you do.
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With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?
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To me, it's like happiness is about happiness, but happiness is a fight.
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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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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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Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.
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I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that.
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I thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions.
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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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You've got to validate every day. There are those who just put a stamp on it and say, This is gonna be a good day and I'm not gonna let anything else make it a bad day.
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is.
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I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done this.
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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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If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.
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I'm a passionate person. I'm a lot of things, like most people are. Most people are dynamic. The focus is not on me though, I'm a screen. The aim is to always keep myself in the position where the screen is clear.
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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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Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.
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Peace before everything, God before anything, Love before anything, real before everything, Home before any place, shoot before anything, Style and state radiate, Love Power slay the hate.
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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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