Quotes by Mos Def

Mos Def

And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop til you was mine. I guess God was like, ‘Aight, fine.’ Careful what you wish for, cause you just might get it in heaps. Try to give it back, He be like, ‘Nah, that’s yours to keep.’

Giving

Hip Hop

Rap

At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.

Art

Beauty

Mathematics

Beef is not what Jay said to Nas; Beef is when the working folks can’t find jobs.

Hip Hop

Jobs

Rap

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.

Jamaica

Reflection

Two

Breathe in…inhale vapors from bright stars that shine, Breathe out…weed smoke retrace the skyline.

Rap

Stars

Weed

But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.

Creeps

Decent

Halfway

Crack mothers, crack babies and AIDS patients Youngbloods can’t spell, but they could rock you in PlayStation.

Baby

Mother

Rap

Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop’s going, ask yourself where you’re going; how are you doing?

Hip Hop

Hips

Hops

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.

Eye

Perspective

Space

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

Beautiful

Hip Hop

Survivor

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Quotes by Mos Def

Mos Def

And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop til you was mine. I guess God was like, ‘Aight, fine.’ Careful what you wish for, cause you just might get it in heaps. Try to give it back, He be like, ‘Nah, that’s yours to keep.’

At its heart, music is all higher mathematics.

Beef is not what Jay said to Nas; Beef is when the working folks can’t find jobs.

Breathe in…inhale vapors from bright stars that shine, Breathe out…weed smoke retrace the skyline.

But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.

Crack mothers, crack babies and AIDS patients Youngbloods can’t spell, but they could rock you in PlayStation.

Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop’s going, ask yourself where you’re going; how are you doing?

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.

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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