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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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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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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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Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.
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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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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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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
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We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.
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Man, I smashed her like an Idaho Potato
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Live now for the promise of the Infinite
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Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?
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But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.
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I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
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Hip-Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
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Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination. It's like, I gotta get across the street, man! I gotta be there! I gotta be there! Then you get across the street and you're like, Yeah I'm here! And then, that's it. Fame doesn't make you particularly happy.
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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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Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.
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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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All the things that are worth doing, take time.
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It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.'
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