Yasiin Bey Quotes
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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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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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I got my first exposure to Islam when I was 13.
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Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?
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I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice.
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Mos Def is a name that I built and cultivated over the years, it's a name that the streets taught me, a figure of speech that was given to me by the culture and by my environment, and I feel I've done quite a bit with that name. [But] it's time to expand and move on.
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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.
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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 a better code of conduct, some basic etiquette.
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With guys I revere, like Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X, their look is less about style than purpose and the expression of beauty. It wasn't just about being noticed, you know?
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Live now for the promise of the Infinite
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Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?
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There's just some dysfunctionalism with artists.
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I don't have advice for people on how to dress. People should dress based on what they find beautiful. My best advice: Keep your clothes clean.
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I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.
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You're not gonna get through life without being worshipful or devoted to something. You're either devoted to your job, or to your desires. So the best way to spend your life is to try to be devoted to prayer, to Allah.
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We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.
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Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.
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I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.
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All the things that are worth doing, take time.
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I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it.
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Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective.
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I thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions.
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What I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends.
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People don't like the music that's out now, that's on their radio stations, and they want to hear something different, but they're just the audience. You know, people will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to do that. [But] they are really looking for something that's gonna speak to the world that they're living in. That's what people are looking for, but they're not finding it.