I'm A Passionate Person. I'm A Lot

When People Say I Don't See You Enough, Well Just Because You Don't See Me Don't Mean I Don't Exist Or Just 'cause You Haven't Heard Me Don't Mean I Haven't Been Making Noise. But If I Keep Making Noise, You'll Pick Up.

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.

To Me, The Job Of The Artist Is To Provide A Useful And Intelligent Vocabulary For The World To Be Able To Articulate Feelings They Experience Everyday, And Otherwise Wouldn't Have The Means To Express In A Meaningful And Useful Way.

Peace Before Everything, God Before Anything, Love Before Anything, Real Before Everything, Home Before Any Place, Shoot Before Anything, Style And State Radiate, Love Power Slay The Hate.

Why Did One Straw Break The Camel's Back? Here's The Secret: The Million Other Straws Underneath It.