I was raised on African music, Harry Belafonte, and the Boston Pops. Then I got a dose of soul and hip-hop. I… — Fantastic Negrito Copy Share Image
No one on the corner gotta bop like this, can't wear skinny jeans cause my knots don't fit — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Scared to death runnin like I got bears on me, my Timbs start feeling like they Nike Airs on me. — Jadakiss 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
That's a win for me, for people to be able to say, 'Faith, fatherhood, monogamy exists in hip-hop.' — Lecrae Copy Share Image
No more cutting grams, and wrapping grands up in rubber-bands, I'm a recovered man, our plans ta discover other lands, suburban places… — Eminem Copy Share Image
Never we sleep, a thug doesn't rest, Cause a wise man said: it was a cousin of death. — Big Pun Copy Share Image
Before hip-hop existed, we were listening to soul songs from the '70s. I grew up with Motown, Elton John, and the Beatles.… — Gza Copy Share Image
I stand, limited primitive, sentimentalist, escapist The way I shape this landscape, automatically makes this, vivid I give it a rivet, hold… — Aceyalone Copy Share Image
The first rap record came out in '79, but hip-hop began in '69. — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is all about impact, baby. You can sell records, you can be two-times platinum, you can be gold... but if you… — Wale Copy Share Image
The methodologies of examining hip hop are borrowed from sociology, politics, religion, economics, urban studies, journalism, communications theory, American studies, transatlantic studies,… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
