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I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done this.

Mos Def

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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.
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I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
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Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop.
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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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I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.
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I tell people all the time, I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater. But, I didn't wanna do all of this. I would've been satisfied to do it, like, on the weekends among friends, and to have a regular job.
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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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Live now for the promise of the Infinite
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If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.
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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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I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.
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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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