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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
Actor
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Singer
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Live now for the promise of the Infinite
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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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I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
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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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At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.
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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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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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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 tell people all the time, I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater. But, I didn't wanna do all of this. I would've been satisfied to do it, like, on the weekends among friends, and to have a regular job.
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Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years, it's a name that the streets taught me, a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my environment, and I feel I've done quite a bit with that name. [But] it's time to expand and move on.
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I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.
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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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I thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions.
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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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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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Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it.
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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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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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My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.
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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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