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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.

Mos Def

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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
Actor
Composer
Film Actor
Film Producer
Rapper
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Brooklyn
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Yasiin Bey
Dante Terrell Smith
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