I Don't Rap Like Nobody,

I'm Blacked Than Midnight On Broadway And Myrtle

Mos Def Is A Name That I Built And Cultivated Over The Years, It's A Name That The Streets Taught Me, A Figure Of Speech That Was Given To Me By The Culture And By My Environment, And I Feel I've Done Quite A Bit With That Name. [but] It's Time To Expand And Move On.

You Can Positively Affect And Change A Social Circumstance With Art, And It’s Vital That A Change Happens Now.

Beef Is Not What Jay Said To Nas; Beef Is When The Working Folks Can't Find Jobs.

And From The Moment That I Saw You, I Knew You Was Trouble, But I Disregarded Detour Signs, And Did Not Stop Til You Was Mine. I Guess God Was Like, 'aight, Fine.' Careful What You Wish For, Cause You Just Might Get It In Heaps. Try To Give It Back, He Be Like, 'nah, That's Yours To Keep.'