I Want To Be Necessary And Do

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.

Make Today's Solid Ground Out Of Yesterday's Quicksand.

Speech Is My Hammer Bang The World Into Shape Now Let It Fall - Hungh

I Don't Hate Nobody. I Hate Certain Conditions That Are Inflicted Upon The People - And They're Helpless With It.

The Moment You Start Thinking It's Hopeless, Then It Is. [but], If You Think It's Gonna Get Better, It Really Does. Life Is A Test.