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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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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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If it's just fame for the sake of being famous, no one even cares about you - and you don't even care about yourself because you're like, This is so ridiculous.
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