For those of us who grew in the early hip hop era, that music shaped us in a way to be in… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
Business money reattaches worldwide Deep inside stops the diamond rocks In a million world, billion world, quitrillion world Rap moves on to… — Kool Keith Copy Share Image
The first lady in my life, but now you're gone, I learned through the years to keep carrying on. Your picture brings… — Afrika Baby Bam Copy Share Image
When people question me about whether something is hip-hop, I ask them, 'Does it sound hard? Does it hit home? Is it… — Mike Will Made It Copy Share Image
You took the Alkaholik challenge, and lost your balance You underground, we under water drinkin liquid by the gallons — Xzibit Copy Share Image
Outside of hip-hop, it was in comics that I most often found the aesthetics and wisdom of my world reflected. — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
I always wanted the flowiness that hip-hop artists had. I always admired how they rapped so fast, but I never wanted to… — Dua Lipa Copy Share Image
Lil Wayne is talented. He seems to be the dominant figure in this particular era of hip-hop. So you know, he's doing… — LL Cool J Copy Share Image
I have a duty to myself to do the best that I can do at anything that I'm doing. And right now… — Dr Dre Copy Share Image
I grew up with synthesizers and weird, spacey music-hip-hop, R&B, modern rock-that I heard on the radio. That's influenced the way I… — Gary Clark, Jr Copy Share Image
I rap and I sing, so then you've got a bit of hip-hop in there. I'm Jamaican, so you got a bit… — Stefflon Don Copy Share Image
You had Cash Money: that was just the flashy dudes. Like I said, you had different genres of rap, and we were… — Mannie Fresh Copy Share Image
I don't respect killers, I respect O.G. knowledge, Codes of the streets got new rules, but no guidance. Lessons, detrimental to a… — Nas Copy Share Image
Shakespeare is absolutely big in Africa. I guess he's big everywhere. Growing up, Shakespeare was the thing. You'd learn monologues and you'd… — Ishmael Beah Copy Share Image
There's a need for pop. There's a need for radio. There's also a need to understand the brilliance and the depth of… — Pharoahe Monch Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to see the original cast of 'In the Heights.' This one blew my mind. The infusion of Latin,… — Josh Young Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was created out of necessity. We needed to create some digitized things to help us understand what we were feeling. — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
Hip-hop's always reached out to kids. If you look at the last 10 big albums it might seem ironic. But when I… — LL Cool J Copy Share Image
No genre of music is better than another, whether it's country, hip-hop, trap, classical, whatever. It's all music. — Stromae Copy Share Image
I always say, 'Hip-hop takes me everywhere.' It's crazy when I step onstage, and people might not speak much English, but they… — Eve Copy Share Image
Nobody's gonna ever like all my music but if your talking about the core hip-hop fans that like hardcore rap, they're still… — SonReal Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was born of people who did not have a voice. They were not heard. And those people exist and are a… — Okieriete Onaodowan Copy Share Image
More than half of all the hip hop record sales are white people, and I think that might be a result of… — Vanilla Ice Copy Share Image
You would think I would recycle by the way I found my last chick...cause all she wants is paper or plastic. — Consequence Copy Share Image
They say the good die young, so the bad die old. Guess we somewhere in the middle, so just pray for my… — Jon Connor Copy Share Image
If you ain't using all the talents God provided you with For the betterment of Man, understand, You ain't nothing but a… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
In a small town, it's either sports or a band with your buddies. I was always athletic. But in college, I was… — Sam Hunt Copy Share Image
Soul music is soul music. It can be wrapped up in a neo soul package; it can be called hip-hop soul. But… — Maxwell Copy Share Image
You have your purists and you have people who want to go outside of what they think hip hop is. You've got… — B-Real Copy Share Image
I'm like an eclipse on a Friday the 13th, With black cats and Haley's Comet, Blazin' blunts in my driveway... — Redman Copy Share Image
Think, just blink and I made...a million rhymes. Just imagine if you blinked...a million times. Damn, I'd be paid...I got it made. — Special Ed Copy Share Image
I think the average country music fan grew up the same exact way that all the artists did, listening to hip-hop and… — Chris Lane Copy Share Image
I love beats that are hardcore, dirty and raw. I love takin niggas burners when they scared to draw. I love plottin… — Bumpy Knuckles Copy Share Image
I've seen it all before. Now that it's over I shoulda known better than to think this was real and you could… — Drake Copy Share Image
Lessons cut short to prep for tests that only test how well you prep. ...Man, no wonder why the score's a mess. — J-Live Copy Share Image
I think for me, I get so much love that it balances or overpowers the hate. When I started making music, it… — Lil B Copy Share Image
In future, if I get a chance to perform, I will go for hip hop, locking and popping. Indian is definitely not… — Kiku Sharda Copy Share Image
The competitive nature of hip-hop culture has always had battling involved with it. So you battle with the other artist but not… — Curtis Jackson Copy Share Image
So, you know, there are a lot of the biggest records of the year. There's great music in hip-hop and jazz and,… — Stephen W. Thompson Copy Share Image
Before I knew what hip-hop was, I listened to rock, metal, punk, reggae and old soul. I loved Black Sabbath. — B-Real Copy Share Image
