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Peace before everything, God before anything, Love before anything, real before everything, Home before any place, shoot before anything, Style and state radiate, Love Power slay the hate.

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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
Actor
Composer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Rapper
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Television Actor
Brooklyn
New York
Yasiin Bey
Dante Terrell Smith
Dante Beze
Black Dante
Power
Slay
Home
Rap
States
Shoot
Anything
Style
Everything
State
Real
Peace
Love
Hate
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Radiate

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Breathe in...inhale vapors from bright stars that shine, Breathe out...weed smoke retrace the skyline.
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I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater.
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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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