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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
Mos Def
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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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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 thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions.
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Reckless capitalism kills black people.
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I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.
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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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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is.
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