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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'm Not Shy About Heated Debate Or Passionate Discourse, But When People Get Crazy Or Rude, That's A Buzz Kill. There's Got To Be A Better Code Of Conduct, Some Basic Etiquette.

To Me, Playing An Instrument And Singing, All Of These Different Things Are Just As Natural To Me As Rhyming.

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.

History Has Proven That It's Impossible To Crush The Artist. There's Always Gonna Be A Need For Somebody To Write A Poem Or Sing A Song About Something, About Life - That Makes It Real. There's The Word That Goes Beyond The Word.