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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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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
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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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And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop til you was mine. I guess God was like, 'Aight, fine.' Careful what you wish for, cause you just might get it in heaps. Try to give it back, He be like, 'Nah, that's yours to keep.'
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