With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of… — Mos Def Beauty Copy Share Image
I don't have advice for people on how to dress. People should dress based on what they find beautiful. My best advice:… — Mos Def Advice Copy Share Image
It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section.… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
I can't take it y'all I can feel the city breathin Chest heavin, against the flesh of the evening Sigh before we… — Mos Def 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 Copy Share Image
History has proven that it's impossible to crush the artist. There's always gonna be a need for somebody to write a poem… — Mos Def Art 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 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
