I think the sound of 'The Infamous' came naturally from our lifestyle and some of the criminal things we were doing. We… — Prodigy Copy Share Image
Hip-hop ain't died because of the South, that's retarded. When I named the album originally, I thought I bit off more than… — Nas Copy Share Image
[Best original song nomination in 2016] should be Wiz Khalifa for "See You Again," but this is an amazing song and it's… — Bun B Copy Share Image
I was rapping because there were so many things that I wanted to say. There weren't enough words for me to articulate… — Saint Jhn Copy Share Image
Hip is to know, it's a form of intelligence. To be hip is to be update and relevant. Hop is a form… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
It was a strategic plan, because prior to us doing 'Dum and Dummer,' me and Glock never had music together. So I… — Young Dolph Copy Share Image
50 Cent is a hero to me because he's overcome so many things. He's been shot nine times and lived. I had… — Bill Bellamy Copy Share Image
I think that we definitely want to experiment, and if there's a hip-hop song that we like, we'll cover it. We don't… — Rhiannon Giddens Copy Share Image
Unfortunately there is a standard set for it that precedes hip-hop. It would be great if corporate America didn't do this, but… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
Our Hip-Hop is different from the commercial Hip-Hop of today. You don't have a lot of artists drawing today the way they… — Raekwon Copy Share Image
This is what I say to people: I'm not in the music industry. I'm in show business. So when people are like,… — Spencer Pratt Copy Share Image
I'm a producer and not a rapper. So I can make any style of music I want. I can make an EDM… — JaVale McGee Copy Share Image
When I heard my first rap song and figured out what that was, I kind've stuck to it. I always wanted to… — Kyle Copy Share Image
Only black people in the whole neighborhood, so let's break it down: Me, I'm a decent comedian, I'm a'ight. Mary J. Blige,… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Truly man, let's make it happen. Yo, that is a number one hit across the world. That's the real. It is what… — Tim Westwood Copy Share Image
Money is important in the rap industry because you're always rapping to be bigger than the other person - bigger than who… — D-Pryde Copy Share Image
I think hip-hop has definitely brought the black experience to white kids more than the civil rights movement did and more than… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I used to do the beat box. A friend of mine, he was the rapper and after, we'd be doing a block… — DMX Copy Share Image
“While the patriarchal boys in hip-hop crew may talk about keeping it real, there has been no musical culture with black men… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
Hip-hop gives you so much room to be animated. I'm a theater kid as well, so I like to create characters. I… — Doechii Copy Share Image
I've never had a problem with someone saying "yeah you're pretty, but you can't rap." In fact, I've heard things about other… — Jacki-O Copy Share Image
When I was producing 'Formula Vol. 2,' I knew I needed to come hard with the features and do something I hadn't… — Romeo Santos Copy Share Image
I hate how all the hip hop bands of today will put crazy sound effects into their songs. You know what I… — Doug Benson Copy Share Image
Rap always has that undertone of rebellion and I just wanted to explore it. I felt there was a rebel within me… — Badshah Copy Share Image
From the moment I started writing raps, I was always aware of the pressure. I always wanted to live up to how… — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
I'd like to see people pay attention to the science of hip hop. The knowledge part, the political side of what hip… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
One thing I'll say about Drake is that he never talks about me about going to any schools. I know people think… — Zion Williamson Copy Share Image
I don't profess to be a political rapper, like groups such as 'Dead Prez' or 'Public Enemy', but I think social commentary… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
In this time, we incorporate money and media, and it's split up like apartheid, where when you say "hip-hop," you think just… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
I like to compare the attitude and energy of an emerging start-up to that of the early hip-hop era. From working at… — Troy Carter Copy Share Image
Yeah man, I was ready to take it to hip-hop ... We could put the sh*t on wax, man. And that coulda… — Soulja Boy Copy Share Image
There are certain artists that get into the little circle in hip-hop, and everybody is talking about them, and they are buzzing.… — Logic Copy Share Image
I know that in the rap game you've got a lot of people, that come from poverty, was born in poverty and… — Jon Connor Copy Share Image
“If an artist constructs profanity in rap music with the use of his or her own creative lyrics, it should inform or… — Saaif Alam Copy Share Image
Lil Wayne, I ain't mad at him man, he did his thing, he stepped up his lyrical game, he the most improved… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is substance. It's social. It's science - that's what it started off as. We have fun, and we still having fun;… — Lecrae Copy Share Image
I'm not an aspiring rapper, I'm not a gang member, I'm not a dope dealer, I don't have multiple babies momma's. I… — Christopher Dorner Copy Share Image
Throughout the whole Stroll album, I'm breaking barriers. Whether I'm doing acoustic hip-hop, singing my own hooks or singing my own verses...… — SonReal Copy Share Image
I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. There are no instruments and… — Jack White Copy Share Image
The artists that we grew up listening to was also independent like Master P, like Birdman and Lil Wayne. Those are the… — Quavo Copy Share Image
![“[Best original song nomination in 2016] should be Wiz Khalifa for "See You Again," but this is an amazing song and it's easily the biggest song out of any of the songs nominated. It was a huge hit. And really, I'm just happy for Weeknd as a person.” quote by Bun B](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5f2/bun-b-10711_amazing-song_best-original-song-nomination-in-2016-sh_2349281.jpg)
![“Yeah man, I was ready to take it to hip-hop ... We could put the sh*t on wax, man. And that coulda - But hey, I ain't got nothing against Fabolous. Fabolous [is] the homie. He was just joking around... Shouts out to Fabolous. We fin to do a song [together] real soon.” quote by Soulja Boy](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e50/soulja-boy-4095_joking-around_yeah-man-i-was-ready-to-take-it-to-hip-h_2433088.png)
