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There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists.

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Mos Def
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
Actor
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Singer
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Yasiin Bey
Dante Terrell Smith
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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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You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics.
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Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.
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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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To me, it's like happiness is about happiness, but happiness is a fight.
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Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.
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With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?
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I tell people all the time, I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater. But, I didn't wanna do all of this. I would've been satisfied to do it, like, on the weekends among friends, and to have a regular job.
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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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You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it’s vital that a change happens now.
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Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.
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Hip-Hop went from selling crack to smoking it
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Live now for the promise of the Infinite
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Reckless capitalism kills black people.
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Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop.
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I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater.
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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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Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?
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I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.
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Don't look down, it's an impossible view Fly like an eagle whatever you do.
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