Mos Def Quotes

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Mos Def

Profession : Musician

Birth : December 11, 1973

I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.

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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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My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

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All the things that are worth doing, take time.

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You're not gonna get through life without being worshipful or devoted to something. You're either devoted to your job, or to your desires. So the best way to spend your life is to try to be devoted to prayer, to Allah.

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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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When people say, 'I don't see you enough,' well just because you don't see me don't mean I don't exist, or just 'cause you haven't heard me don't mean I haven't been making noise. But if I keep making noise, you'll pick up.

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Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.

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I've always loved rhyming. I love language.

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That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

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You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics.

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I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.

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Hip-hop is the last true folk art.

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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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The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical. 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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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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And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone.

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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 was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.

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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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