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Mos Def

Mos Def

Dante Terrell Smith (born December 11, 1973), better known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey , is an American actor and hip hop recording artist from Brooklyn, New York City, New York.

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

Tags: Spiritual
Mos Def

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.

Tags: Work, Home, Day
Mos Def

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?

Tags: Good, Thought, Might
Mos Def

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

Tags: Music, Good, Best
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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.

Tags: Lie, Need, Put
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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.

Tags: Life, Time, Different
Mos Def

You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.

Tags: Life, Ask, Questions
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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.

Tags: Job, Feelings, Able
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I come from a family of very devout, praying people. That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

Tags: Over, Rich, Said
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I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I've been going by Yasiin since '99. At first it was just for friends and family, but now I'm declaring it openly.

Tags: Funny, Different, Why
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