Hip-hop had become overly aspirational and shiny, full of vivid technicolors. Cosmetic fronting was not part of the ethos of our get… — Lyor Cohen Copy Share Image
You have a lot of educating to do hip-hop wise in Europe. When you tour, when you go out there, most of… — K-Maro Copy Share Image
I have pretty ecumenical tastes. I'm interested in a lot of different kinds of music, so I don't listen with a jaundiced… — David Sanborn Copy Share Image
My life is like a song and I think I know the words, And as I start to sing along the whole… — MURS Copy Share Image
I call you once...you never dialed back. Twice...you never dialed back. Saturday morning, live, I'm on Soul Train, talkin' to Don Cornelius.… — Kool Keith Copy Share Image
But I feel like I developed my own love for hip-hop and rap music by myself. Just growing up and hearing new… — Murda Beatz Copy Share Image
You can't argue that hip-hop rots away the moral character of kids or rots their brain and still see middle-class white kids… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
My goal the whole time has been for people to see me as a stand-alone artist. I came out with Young Money,… — Nicki Minaj Copy Share Image
I never lose touch. If you let me tell it, I'll tell you I never got my just due and my respect… — Fat Joe Copy Share Image
I grew up around salsa, merengue, bachata, bass music, freestyle, hip-hop, techno, house, rave. Miami is special for that. It's a city… — Pitbull Copy Share Image
Well, we have to realize the truth about the person who is a hip-hop insider. Most of these people are not really… — MC Hammer Copy Share Image
The advancement of style is the cornerstone of hip hop. There is no correct or conservative way to make rap music. Rap… — El-P Copy Share Image
A lot of artists are scared to do that, they are scared to step out on their own. What am I the… — Shane Bunting Copy Share Image
When I became older and started to become more in tune with my political leanings, there was a disconnect between the feminist… — Zoe Buckman Copy Share Image
At, like, 11, I think, that was just me watching a lot of YouTube videos, and I whenever I had the chance,… — Rich Brian Copy Share Image
I'm caught up in the system where the blind lead the blind And this artist only speaks on the Signs of the… — Beanie Sigel Copy Share Image
I think that hip-hop should be spelled with a capital "H," and as one word. It's the name of our black people… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
If you're a real hip-hop fan and a real street music fan, and you just love good music, you're gonna play it… — Nipsey Hussle Copy Share Image
Hip-Hop's cultural movement is much larger than the corporate representation. The images most of hip-hop's critics point to are those manufactured by… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
The music of the westerner comes from Africa, whether they like it or not. The majority of the instruments of the music,… — Angelique Kidjo Copy Share Image
And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap. The reason I was able to listen… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
The dancing style in Bollywood has changed a lot after 2000, mainly because of the dance-based reality TV shows. Everyone knows about… — Remo D'Souza Copy Share Image
I feel like it is important for us to uphold the heart of Hip-Hop, which is lyrical composition, it is skill, it… — Doechii Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was the music that actually got me excited about it and the actual prospect of performing. I think I loved music… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
If you take a song like 'We Will, We Will Rock You,' 'You got blood on your face... ' - he's rhyming… — Gza Copy Share Image
You can't control who likes you. If I got Backstreet Boy fans what am I supposed to do? Turn them away? Whoever… — Eminem Copy Share Image
I always say, 'Man, the Creator is preparing me for something. He's keeping the sun on me for some reason. He's keeping… — Doug E. Fresh Copy Share Image
This is where hip-hop has become so doomed lately, in this confusion that rappers are street guys. You are not street guys.… — Ethan Brown Copy Share Image
There is no music more powerful than hip-hop. No other music so purely demands an instant affirmative on such a global scale.… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
I think the rap community always tells the truth. And I think that it's important that we listen to their voices so… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I would just like to see hip-hop journalism in general take a step up and match the artistry. There have been great… — Brother Ali Copy Share Image
In hip hop, it's a lot more about lacing a hot track. I start it, I help mix it, I help write… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
It's drones over Brooklyn, you blink, you could get tooken, And now you're understanding the definition of 'Crooklyn.' Pigs on parade, but… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
Watch your attitude. I don't mean to sound like so much of an old head, but there is another generation behind me,… — Christian McBride Copy Share Image
MCs get a little bit of love and think they hot, Talkin bout how much money they got...all y'all records sound the… — Stic.man Copy Share Image
Growing up in New York, there are a lot of tenement buildings and a lot of projects. You don't leave your projects… — Rza Copy Share Image
I was, like, 12 or 13; the first hip hop song I tried to rapping to was Macklemore's 'Thrift Shop,' and my… — Rich Brian Copy Share Image
There's not a lot of pretty, young female artists that's out. It's a lot of talent out there, but they don't know… — Tyga Copy Share Image
“...We claim the present as the pre-sent, as the hereafter. We are unraveling our navels so that we may ingest the sun.… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
