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Mos Def Biography

Yasiin Bey (/jæˈsiːn ˈbeɪ/; born Dante Terrell Smith; December 11, 1973), best known by his stage name Mos Def (/ˈmoʊs ˈdɛf/), is an American hip hop recording artist, actor, and activist. Best known for his music, Mos Def embarked on his hip hop career in 1994, alongside his siblings in the short-lived rap group Urban Thermo Dynamics (UTD), after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. He subsequently formed the duo Black Star, alongside fellow Brooklyn-based rapper Talib Kweli, and they released their eponymous debut album in 1998. He was featured on the roster of Rawkus Records and in 1999 released his solo debut, Black on Both Sides. His debut was followed by The New Danger (2004), True Magic (2006) and The Ecstatic (2009). The editors at About.com listed him as the 14th greatest emcee of all time on their "50 greatest MC's of our time" list.

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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.

Crazy, Etiquette, People, Rude, Shy

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

Inhale, Rap, Smoke, Stars, Vapors, Weed

It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than they give and love more than they hate.

Hate, Giving, And Love, Love, Greatest, Give

I seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once. Ass so fat that you could see it from the front.

Ass, Fat, Hip Hop, Rap, Spotted

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.

Done, Moving, Names, Streets, Time, Years

To me, playing an instrument and singing, all of these different things are just as natural to me as rhyming.

Different, Rhyming, Singing, Things

This thing called rhymin' is no different than coal minin'; We both on assignment to unearth the diamond.

Coal, Diamond, Different, Hip Hop, Rap

Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.

Life, Yesterday, Today, Ground, Solid, Make

I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.

Certain, Hate, Helpless, Nobody, People

I don't wanna get into that space where a lot of guys now, their solo album is like eight or 10 songs with other people, you don't get an idea of who this guy is. I just wasn't interested in that.

Guys, Ideas, Like, Solo, Song, Space

I want to be necessary and do good works. I ain't here to waste nobody's time, because I don't want you to waste mine.

Good, Good Work, Necessary, Time, Want, Waste

The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis. Shinin', like "Who on top of this?

Crowns, Hip Hop, Like, Metropolis, Moon, Top

But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.

Creeps, Decent, Deserve, Halfway, Live

I've been fortunate with my acting career. A lot of scripts come to me. I don't mind auditioning if something that requires that, but I haven't had to in awhile, which is a nice place to be 'cause I've been on quite a lot of auditions in my life.

Awhile, Careers, Mind, Nice, Requires

You have to be an extremist to believe that you're gonna be the president of the United States and your name is Barack Hussein Obama! And he's using extreme methods, but his application is very smooth. Michelle Obama is extreme, her presence is extreme. And it's an extreme good. Extreme is not negative.

Application, Believe, Gonna, Names, President, Smooth

Why do I need ID to get ID? If I had ID, I wouldn't need ID.

Hip Hop, Needs, Rap

I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically.

Albums, Artistically, Growing, Snapshots

You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.

Ask, Asks, Make, Manipulate, Observation, Observations

I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater.

Huge, Language, Love, Part, Reason Why, Theater

Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.

Art, Vocabulary, People, Good, Provides

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