I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time. The people who are in charge of what people see or hear are afraid. What you hear on top 40 or what you see on BET or MTV is not a fair representation of what is really going on...

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Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand. by Mos Def

Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.

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yesterday today life

I dreamt that I could paint you with words, but there were no colors bright enough, black or white enough, blue or green enough...they didn't mean enough

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color blue mean

It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.

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and-love hate giving

I don't care about what brand you are, I'm concerned what type of man you are, what your principles and standards are.

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care principles men
Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul b... by Mos Def

Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.

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soul fear men
My presence speaks volumes before I say a word. by Mos Def

My presence speaks volumes before I say a word.

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volume speak

They say that when a man faces his destiny, the destiny ends and he becomes the man that he really is.

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destiny faces men
Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can'... by Mos Def

Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.

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vocabulary people art
Peace before everything, God before anything, by Mos Def

Peace before everything, God before anything,

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rap hate real
Don't look down, it's an impossible view; Fly like an eagle whate... by Mos Def

Don't look down, it's an impossible view; Fly like an eagle whatever you do.

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eagles views looks

That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

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and-love humanity ideas

Hip-hop is a beautiful culture. It's inspirational, because it's a culture of survivors. You can create beauty out of nothingness.

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survivor hip-hop beautiful

Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.

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hustle trying way

The moment you start thinking it's hopeless, then it is. [But], if you think it's gonna get better, it really does. Life is a test.

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get-better doe thinking

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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heart giving people
We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday. by Mos Def

We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.

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who-we-are everyday beautiful
You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathem... by Mos Def

You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics.

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mathematics want add

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 it is.

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support independent children
All the things that are worth doing, take time. by Mos Def

All the things that are worth doing, take time.

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take-time
I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what... by Mos Def

I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have.

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do-the-best perfect men