I like to read the 'Financial Times' when I'm traveling. 'Economist.' 'Ad Busters.'

I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I've been going by Yasiin since '99. At first it was just for friends and family, but now I'm declaring it openly.

I give a damn if any fan recalls my legacy, I'm trying to live life in the sight of GOD's memory.

It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by black people. You don't have to be a thug to get love from black people.

All the things that are worth doing, take time.

Don't look down, it's an impossible view; Fly like an eagle whatever you do.

Twitter freaks me out. You have followers? It feels so obsessive and proprietary.