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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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There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.

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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.

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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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Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years. It's a name that the streets taught me, a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my environment.

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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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I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people, you don't get an idea of who this guy is. I just wasn't interested in that.

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I'm retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I'm actually doing it.

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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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I get reminded a lot of the time that my life is a little bit different, but I'm just trying to keep it as regular as possible because I like it that way.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 11th, 1973

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