Why do I need I.D. to get I.D.? If I had I.D. I wouldn't need I.D. — Mos Def Hip hop Copy Share Image
I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have. — Mos Def Best Copy Share Image
I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture. — Mos Def Beats Copy Share Image
I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work. — Mos Def Get low Copy Share Image
Breathe in...inhale vapors from bright stars that shine, Breathe out...weed smoke retrace the skyline. — Mos Def Astronomy Copy Share Image
I want to be necessary and do good works. I ain't here to waste nobody's time, because I don't want you to… — Mos Def Good work Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is a beautiful culture. It's inspirational, because it's a culture of survivors. You can create beauty out of nothingness. — Mos Def Beautiful Copy Share Image
Crack mothers, crack babies and AIDS patients Youngbloods can't spell, but they could rock you in PlayStation. — Mos Def Aids Copy Share Image
Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary. — Mos Def Feels 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… — Mos Def Ability 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 Ambition Copy Share Image
It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take… — Mos Def And love Copy Share Image
I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where… — Mos Def Children Copy Share Image
I've been fortunate with my acting career. A lot of scripts come to me. I don't mind auditioning if something that requires… — Mos Def Acting Copy Share Image
To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to… — Mos Def Able Copy Share Image
Peace before everything, God before anything, Love before anything, real before everything, Home before any place, shoot before anything, Style and state… — Mos Def God Copy Share Image
I come from a family of very devout, praying people. That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or… — Mos Def Chief Copy Share Image
Yo, it's 1 universal law but 2 sides to every story, 3 strikes and you be in for life, mandatory. 4 MC's… — Mos Def Adventure Copy Share Image
You have to be an extremist to believe that you're gonna be the president of the United States and your name is… — Mos Def Application 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 Arrangements 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 Challenges Copy Share Image
It's difficult to really be an artist nowadays. People are just on another page. You have a society that needs you to… — Mos Def Able Copy Share Image
Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination.… — Mos Def Destination Copy Share Image
Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it. — Mos Def Animal Copy Share Image
You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics. — Mos Def Add Copy Share Image
And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone. — Mos Def All alone Copy Share Image
I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are. — Mos Def Brands Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists. — Mos Def Leader Copy Share Image
Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination. — Mos Def Destination Copy Share Image
I'm inspired by playwrights, novelists, poets: The value of language has been a lifelong passion of mine. I enjoy it. I'm good… — Mos Def Enjoy Copy Share Image
