#y

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

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#action #behalf #inclined #into #men

I'm a passionate person. I'm a lot of things, like most people are. Most people are dynamic. The focus is not on me though, I'm a screen. The aim is to always keep myself in the position where the screen is clear. ↗

— Mos Def

#always #clear #dynamic #focus #i

When a father inquired about the best method of educating his son in ethical conduct, a Pythagorean replied: "Make gim a citizen of a state with good laws. ↗

— Hegel

#hegelianism #philosophy #education

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. ↗

— Mos Def

#because #been #black #black music #bob

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. ↗

— Mos Def

#began #being #declaring #def #family

I believe the projects were a social experiment; we were laboratory rats stacked on top of each other, and people just knew, inherently, that there was something wrong. There's not a lot of regard for the property by the residents. ↗

— Mos Def

#each #experiment #i #i believe #i believe the

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. ↗

— Mos Def

#control #different #experience #hip-hop #how

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me. ↗

— Iris Dement

#call #come #easy #fulfilling #fun

I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody. ↗

— Mos Def

#like #nobody #rap #sound #try