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You've got to validate every day. There are those who just put a stamp on it and say, This is gonna be a good day and I'm not gonna let anything else make it a bad day.

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Mos Def
Age: 50
Born: 1973
Born: December 11
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So rather than really have, like a close relationship to anything that's coming out today, people are just, they've got it on as background music. It's kind of the same way the cabdrivers use music it's very disposable. But, that doesn't mean there aren't a great number of artists who are doing things to change that.
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I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done this.
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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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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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To me, it's like happiness is about happiness, but happiness is a fight.
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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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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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Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective.
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Don't look down, it's an impossible view Fly like an eagle whatever you do.
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The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis. Shinin', like Who on top of this?
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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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Crack mothers, crack babies and AIDS patients Youngbloods can't spell, but they could rock you in PlayStation.
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I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.
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It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.'
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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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You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.
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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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