Mos Def Quotes about Rap

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.

Yo, it's 1 universal law but 2 sides to every story, 3 strikes and you be in for life, mandatory. 4 MC's murdered in the last 4 years, I ain't tryin to be the 5th one, the Millennium is here. Yo, it's 6 million ways to die, from the 7 deadly thrills, 8-year olds gettin' found with 9 mill's. It's 10 P.M., where your seeds at? What's the deal?

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.'

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

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

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

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

Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it.

I'm blacked than midnight on Broadway and Myrtle

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

Man, I smashed her like an Idaho Potato

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

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