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To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to articulate feelings they experience everyday, and otherwise wouldn't have the means to express in a meaningful and useful way.

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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.
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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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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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Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.
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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
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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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When people say I don't see you enough, well just because you don't see me don't mean I don't exist or just 'cause you haven't heard me don't mean I haven't been making noise. But if I keep making noise, you'll pick up.
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That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.
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With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?
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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 don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
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Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going how are you doing?
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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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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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Don't look down, it's an impossible view Fly like an eagle whatever you do.
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Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.
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