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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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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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That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.
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Beef is not what Jay said to Nas Beef is when the working folks can't find jobs.
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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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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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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 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 don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.
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We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.
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