Don't Look Down, It's An Impossible View;

Why Did One Straw Break The Camel's Back? Here's The Secret: The Million Other Straws Underneath It.

What I Take From Writers I Like Is Their Economy - The Ability To Use Language To Very Effective Ends.

I'm Retiring The Mos Def Name After 2011. I'm Actually Doing It.

Make Today's Solid Ground Out Of Yesterday's Quicksand.

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.