The moment you start thinking it's hopeless, then it is. [But], if you think it's gonna get better, it really does. Life… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing? — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I get reminded a lot of the time that my life is a little bit different, but I'm just trying to keep… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift. — Mos Def Copy Share Image
If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio. — Mos Def Copy Share Image
Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years, it's a name that the streets taught me, a… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I tell people all the time, I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
There was a time when hip-hop was its own musical principle, aside from sampling. Like the entire Wild Style break is instrumental.… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time. The people who… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
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… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I'm really quite bipolar, and the depressed times, when everything felt like night, sometimes you get to such a low point that… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop til you… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically. — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift. — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about. — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it. — Mos Def Copy Share Image
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