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

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

Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination. It's like, "I gotta get across the street, man! I gotta be there! I gotta be there!" Then you get across the street and you're like, "Yeah I'm here!" And then, that's it. Fame doesn't make you particularly happy.

The test in life nowadays is just trying to keep yourself charged up with enough good feeling. It's like, "OK what am I going to do to feel really good today?" Not like, some chick or a drink.

Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.

You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and it’s vital that a change happens now.

Young bloods can't spell but they could rock you in PlayStation...