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Mos Def

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Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.


— Mos Def


#fear #hip-hop #mind #mos-def #rap

I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.


— Mos Def


#faith #god #happiness #hope #inspirational

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.


— Mos Def


#chief concern #come #concern #denominational #devout

All the things that are worth doing, take time.


— Mos Def


#take #things #time #worth

And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone.


— Mos Def


#far #high #home #post #posting

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.


— Mos Def


#close #different #different world #everything #eyes

I just don't think it's very dignified to ask people to like you. You can just wind up being somebody's ottoman.


— Mos Def


#being #dignified #i #just #like

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


— Mos Def


#conditions #hate #helpless #i #inflicted

I feel like I was the only person who was capable of making this type of music in this type of way. I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.


— Mos Def


#feel #i #i feel #i feel like #like

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


— Mos Def


#art #articulate #good #good art #people






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Did you know about Mos Def?

: /ˌmoʊsˈdɛf/) and Yasiin Bey (pron. The album was released on June 9 2009; upon its release only Madlib's production had made the cut along with tracks by Preservation The Neptunes Mr. After having two daughters Chandani and Jauhara Smith he filed for divorce in 2005.

Editors of About. 23 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. He is well known for his portrayal of Brother Sam in the American drama series Dexter.

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