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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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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 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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Don't look down, it's an impossible view Fly like an eagle whatever you do.
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Breathe in...inhale vapors from bright stars that shine, Breathe out...weed smoke retrace the skyline.
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And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone.
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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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They say that when a man faces his destiny, the destiny ends and he becomes the man that he really is.
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To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to articulate feelings they experience everyday, and otherwise wouldn't have the means to express in a meaningful and useful way.
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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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Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination. It's like, I gotta get across the street, man! I gotta be there! I gotta be there! Then you get across the street and you're like, Yeah I'm here! And then, that's it. Fame doesn't make you particularly happy.
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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 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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There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.
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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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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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Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.
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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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Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?
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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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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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