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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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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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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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I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
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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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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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You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.
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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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Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.
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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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I seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once. Ass so fat that you could see it from the front.
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At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.
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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.
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When people say I don't see you enough, well just because you don't see me don't mean I don't exist or just 'cause you haven't heard me don't mean I haven't been making noise. But if I keep making noise, you'll pick up.
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But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.
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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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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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All the things that are worth doing, take time.
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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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Hip-Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
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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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