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.

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

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

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

I get reminded a lot of the time that my life is a little bit different, but I'm just trying to keep it as regular as possible because I like it that way

Reckless capitalism kills black people.

I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.