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All the things that are worth doing, take time.

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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
Actor
Composer
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Rapper
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Singer
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Yasiin Bey
Dante Terrell Smith
Dante Beze
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I thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions.
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I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
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I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.
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Reckless capitalism kills black people.
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I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.
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If it's just fame for the sake of being famous, no one even cares about you - and you don't even care about yourself because you're like, This is so ridiculous.
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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 don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.
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The moment you start thinking it's hopeless, then it is. [But], if you think it's gonna get better, it really does. Life is a test.
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