I ain't no perfect man I'm tryna do the best that I can with what it is I have.

Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?

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.

If it's just fame for the sake of being famous, no one even cares about you - and you don't even care about yourself because you're like, "This is so ridiculous."

I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work.

I thought everybody got into rock 'n' roll because they didn't want to follow instructions.

Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop.