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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.
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At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.
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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
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All the things that are worth doing, take time.
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Crack mothers, crack babies and AIDS patients Youngbloods can't spell, but they could rock you in PlayStation.
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Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.
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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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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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The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis. Shinin', like Who on top of this?
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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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Reckless capitalism kills black people.
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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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There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists.
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I want to be necessary and do good works. I ain't here to waste nobody's time, because I don't want you to waste mine.
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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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To me, it's like happiness is about happiness, but happiness is a fight.
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Live now for the promise of the Infinite
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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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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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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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