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Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.

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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
Actor
Composer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Rapper
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Brooklyn
New York
Yasiin Bey
Dante Terrell Smith
Dante Beze
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Fear
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Matter
Must
Mind
Men
Flesh
Dies

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