I got my first exposure to Islam when I was 13. Mos Def exposureislam Change image and share on social
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 and it's time to expand and move on. Mos Def bitebuildcultivate share on social
I'm retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I'm actually doing it. Mos Def defretire Change image and share on social
I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about. Mos Def changecomplainnothin Change image and share on social
I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody. Mos Def rapsound Change image and share on social
Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop. Mos Def blackbobconcert share on social
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. Mos Def backeasefresh Change image and share on social
Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate. Mos Def artarticulategood Change image and share on social
I never had any ambitions of being a movie star or anything like that, but you know, this is nice. Mos Def ambitionmovienice Change image and share on social