Quotes by Mos Def

There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.

I get reminded a lot of the time that my life is a little bit different, but I'm just trying to keep it as regular as possible because I like it that way.

I know what it feels like to have the door slammed firmly in my face, so I'm cool with that.

I'm retiring the Mos Def name after 2011. I'm actually doing it.

It wouldn't be fair to cast aspersions on an entire cultural movement based on the actions of a few. To quote my grandfather, 'One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch.'

That's what I've been trying to strive for - to draw a clear picture, to open up a new dimension.

I don't mind being black. I'm black out loud. It's more than the people that they are, it's the condition that they represent.

I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.

I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.

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.