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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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Reckless capitalism kills black people.
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To me, it's like happiness is about happiness, but happiness is a fight.
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I'm a passionate person. I'm a lot of things, like most people are. Most people are dynamic. The focus is not on me though, I'm a screen. The aim is to always keep myself in the position where the screen is clear.
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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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Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.
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You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.
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Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.
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I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.
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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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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.
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You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it’s vital that a change happens now.
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Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?
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We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.
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There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists.
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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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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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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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There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.
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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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You've got to validate every day. There are those who just put a stamp on it and say, This is gonna be a good day and I'm not gonna let anything else make it a bad day.
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