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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
Film Actor
Film Producer
Rapper
Record Producer
Singer
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Brooklyn
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Yasiin Bey
Dante Terrell Smith
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Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.
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You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it’s vital that a change happens now.
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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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