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As an artist, I have to be a leader of my fans, not, like, follow them. Because if I chose to follow them, you know, they could do it. You know, it's me who's doing it.
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My Umi said shine your light on the world, shine your light for the world to see
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Music is not an exact science so depending on the time and the mode and the energy when we do it that will determine what happens with it.
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But you have to be creative on how you sell yourself and market yourself.
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But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected.
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The problem with our role is Americans live in a world of illusion.
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Why do I need I.D. to get I.D.? If I had I.D. I wouldn't need I.D.
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You know, I've learned a lot from every person I've collaborated with, from Madlib to Jean Grae and Hi-Tek, to Mos to DJ Quik, to even somebody like Jermaine Dupri. I've taken something important away from every experience.
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I'm retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I'm actually doing it.
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As far as being on a major label, some labels get it and get what they have to do, and some labels don't. I don't think the label I'm on necessarily gets it, but I think over time they're gonna have to.
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Hip-hop is a vehicle.
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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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I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically.
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Things are fluid in this world, and if you don't remain fluid, you get lost in the sauce.
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We're in an illusion about what our role is in world politics and foreign affairs, and our policies are killing and destroying and doing a lot of things that we are not aware of.
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What's more condescending and corny than someone telling you how much more money they have than you and telling you basically, 'I don't care about poor people,' which is a large part of what you hear of corporate hip-hop on the radio.
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There just needs to be a gay rapper. He doesn't have to be flamboyant, just a rapper who identifies as gay - who's better than everybody. Unfortunately hip-hop is so competitive that in order for fringe groups to get in, you gotta be better than whoever's the best.
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I tour whether I have album out or not. I tour more than any other hip-hop artist.
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Fear not of men because men must die. Mind over matter and soul before flesh.
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The way I see it, if people truly love my music, they will support me in some way down the road.
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I think hip-hop is no more misogynistic than America is as a society. I just think hip-hop is a lot more brash, a lot more bold, a lot more loquacious. There are a lot more words that go into a hip-hop song than go into a regular song.
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I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me as possible, and I do everything in my power to make that pop.
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I believe the projects were a social experiment; we were laboratory rats stacked on top of each other, and people just knew, inherently, that there was something wrong. There's not a lot of regard for the property by the residents.
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If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you know, cursory. That's like standing.