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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.

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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
Actor
Composer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Rapper
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Television Actor
Brooklyn
New York
Yasiin Bey
Dante Terrell Smith
Dante Beze
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