Born Quote by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Hip hop started in NY so it's important that New Yorkers realise that to talk about NY music and its sound should not be…

— Nas

As a little kid, I watched hip hop get created. So it's an honour for me to represent the Bronx, the motherland of hip…

— Fat Joe

Hip-hop went through different stages, from the beginning in the streets of the Bronx, to the whole Tri-State area and then to the rest…

— Afrika Bambaataa

Growing up in New York City and hip-hop are two inseparable things, two things that are totally intertwined in our lives.

— Mike D

Although I grew up as a fan of the culture from the disco D.J. era as a young kid and hearing the beginnings of…

— Fab Five Freddy

Hip-hop was the culture that I grew up with; I am part of this culture.

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

New York is responsible for bringing that raw, that real gritty hip-hop, because we... originated it.

— Rakim

That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging…

— Jay-Z

So you think that hip-hop had it's start out in Queensbridge, If you popped that junk up in the Bronx you might not live.

— Anonymous

I grew up in Chicago, so hip-hop has always been a part of my life.

— Gina Rodriguez

As far as Hip Hop Manhattan was after the Bronx.

— Kool Moe Dee

Hip Hop is the rebirth of civilization. For people who were disconnected from their continent, from their language, from their culture, and from their…

— Jamaal Bowman