Yasiin Bey Quotes
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I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.
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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 seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once. Ass so fat that you could see it from the front.
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But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.
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Man, I smashed her like an Idaho Potato
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It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by black people. You don't have to be a thug to get love from black people.
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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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I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.
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Beef is not what Jay said to Nas; Beef is when the working folks can't find jobs.
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It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.'
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Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it.
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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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I'm doing exactly what I was supposed to do. Yeah. I didn't exactly choose this. My own life, if it were up to me, would be very, very quiet. I'd be like a shopkeeper, a book collector, or something like that. I'm not like this. Myself as a performer and an artist is totally different from who I am.
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I'm blacked than midnight on Broadway and Myrtle
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I'd bet a million dollars on DOOM against Lil' Wayne
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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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Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.
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I'm inspired by playwrights, novelists, poets: The value of language has been a lifelong passion of mine. I enjoy it. I'm good at it.
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You've got to validate every day. There are those who just put a stamp on it and say, "This is gonna be a good day and I'm not gonna let anything else make it a bad day."
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Reckless capitalism kills black people.
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The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis. Shinin', like "Who on top of this?
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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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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.
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I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater.