Hip hop scholarship must strive to reflect the form it interrogates, offering the same features as the best hip hop: seductive rhythms,… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
I like somebody I can consider edgy, because, I also find that when people see me; the first thing they might think… — Jlin Copy Share Image
I am proud of the hip hop generation. They are good business people and, actually, good people. It's strange that the only… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Since I've been in this industry, it's been a constant fight; "Oh, he's white, he's Cuban." "He's tryin' to do hip-hop and… — Pitbull Copy Share Image
There needs to be structures in place to do something about misrepresentation about hip hop. When awards are given out and the… — Nas Copy Share Image
You know the evil that men do, hell is where the men go. We snatched him by his hands and feet and… — Kool G Rap Copy Share Image
I really love rap music. I grew up in the '80s and '90s with Public Enemy, N.W.A., LL Cool J - I'm… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
Not only did we survive AIDS, Reaganomics, poverty, racism, gang violence, police brutality, substance abuse - not only did we survive that,… — Sofia Quintero Copy Share Image
Everybody in hip-hop discriminates against gay people. Matter of fact, the exact opposite word of 'hip-hop,' I think, is 'gay.' Like yo,… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
I realized how far-reaching the effect of hip hop was when I walked by a jewelry store named Bling in a small,… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
I feel like I have a very unique perspective especially for someone in the hip-hop genre. I'm not afraid to explore it,… — Hoodie Allen Copy Share Image
...Cops just surrounding me with pistols everywhere. They put me in the backseat of their car handcuffed, Pushed out them chests like… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
'You claim to be the man, you want me for a lover, So you can do my girlfriends and my sister and… — Dres Copy Share Image
When 'Raw Like Sushi' came out in the U.S., I wasn't considered to be black enough. They didn't really know where to… — Neneh Cherry Copy Share Image
The idea of a celebrity endorsing a presidential candidate is nothing new, but the full-throated endorsement for Senator Bernie Sanders from one… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
From alternative to Brazilian to hip-hop to old R&B, that's what we listen to. And we don't just listen to it only… — Taboo Copy Share Image
I guess the difference between the Korean hip-hop scene and the American hip-hop scene is that in the American hip-hop scene, you… — Tablo Copy Share Image
People see a 'South Park' episode, and there's racially insensitive jokes - nobody bats an eye because they're expecting that in that… — Lil Dicky Copy Share Image
I have a taste for a lot of different kinds of music... everything, from hip-hop to jazz to R&B to top 40… — Ray Allen Copy Share Image
Now, [hip-hop/grime artists] Stormzy, Skepta, or the Section Boyz have to be validated by Drake, Rihanna or Beyoncé. They're rolled into this… — M.I.A Copy Share Image
Ever since I was a kid, I was always a fan of hip hop. If you get your limelight whether your sixteen… — Lil Mama Copy Share Image
I think that hip-hop has done what it was supposed to have done, which is it defied all the laws of what… — Monie Love Copy Share Image
“This kid was writing saying that they were breaking down some of the racial lines in their towns and communities, because their… — Michael Holman Copy Share Image
My first Hip Hop concert was at the Apollo at the age of 12. Southpaw's father was interviewing Queen Latifah and Treach… — Immortal Technique Copy Share Image
R&B stations don't say 'We have old school artist Ronald Isley in the house.' They say 'We have the legendary Ronald Isley.'… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
In 1979, I was in ninth grade. Before I started tenth grade, I was already rapping myself. I didn't wait around to… — Too Short Copy Share Image
You can take back all the things you give, But you can't take back the days you live. Life is to some… — Too $hort Copy Share Image
I didn't really get that good at cutting because I didn't have those three years of gestating and nurturing my skills in… — Mark Ronson Copy Share Image
Shawn Carter was born December 4th, Weighing in at 10 pounds, 8 ounces. He was the last of my 4 children, The… — Gloria Carter Spann Copy Share Image
Older generations can sometimes look down on today's hip hop but I refuse that mindset. I remember how hurt I was when… — Erik Parker Copy Share Image
Save your wack rhymes, hold your female. Pass the Old Gold, trash the ale. Cash your food stamps, get the WIC out… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
And finally, I just felt it was crucial for some of us in the hip hop community to speak up on the… — MURS Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot of the hip-hop crowd behind Barack Obama because he's a black man. Honestly, I'm rooting for Hillary… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
You know, my era of DJing was the 90s. I think that was one of the best eras of music, period. From… — Lil Jon Copy Share Image
Politics changes music most of the time. Ronald Reagan - you can kind of say that he made hip-hop what it was… — The-Dream Copy Share Image
I'm really not the biggest metal fan as it is. I'm more of a hard-street-punk kind of kid, but I also loved… — Sonny Sandoval Copy Share Image
You want to buy cars and houses and castles, all of that's on you and how America has systematized your mind to… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
I noticed that difference early on, like if you were successful in rock 'n' roll, that was a really bad thing, you… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
“The ideological blackmail that has been in place since the original Live Aid concerts in 1985 has insisted that ‘caring individuals’ could… — Mark Fisher Copy Share Image
There was a time when we had a nice little run: Eve, Lil' Kim, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Remy Ma,… — Pepa Copy Share Image
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