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Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?

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Mos Def
Age: 51
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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You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.
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If Islam's sole interest is the welfare of mankind, then Islam is the strongest advocate of human rights anywhere on Earth.
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To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to articulate feelings they experience everyday, and otherwise wouldn't have the means to express in a meaningful and useful way.
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If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.
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I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that.
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Reckless capitalism kills black people.
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I'd bet a million dollars on DOOM against Lil' Wayne
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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 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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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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And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone.
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Restlessness is my nemesis. It's hard to just chill and sit still.
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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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Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.
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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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Peace before everything, God before anything, Love before anything, real before everything, Home before any place, shoot before anything, Style and state radiate, Love Power slay the hate.
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Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.
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