--- title: "9 Hips Quotes By Mos Def" description: "9 Hips quotes by Mos Def. Plus more from Mos Def and more Hips sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/mos-def-3481_art_hip-hop-is-the-last-true-folk-art-284595_2845954.png" --- > [Hip-hop is the last true folk art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/hip-hop-is-the-last-true-folk-art/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/mos-def-3481_art_hip-hop-is-the-last-true-folk-art-284595_2845954.png) > [Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/hip-hop-is-rock-roll-what-the-hell-is-wu-tang-but-motorhead/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/mos-def-3481_hell_hip-hop-is-rock-roll-what-the-hell-is-wu_1301221.png) > [Hip-hop is a beautiful culture. It's inspirational, because it's a culture of survivors. You can create beauty out of nothingness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/hip-hop-is-a-beautiful-culture-it-s-inspirational-because-it-s-a/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/mos-def-3481_beautiful_hip-hop-is-a-beautiful-culture-it-s-insp_2421524.png) > [Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/every-time-you-ask-yourself-where-hip-hop-s-going-ask-yourself-where/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/mos-def-3481_ask-yourself_every-time-you-ask-yourself-where-hip-ho_927053.png) > [I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-can-t-control-what-people-think-i-m-not-trying-to-manipulate-people/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e0/mos-def-3481_ambition_i-can-t-control-what-people-think-i-m-no_3067435.png) > [I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-have-no-confidence-issues-with-the-impact-or-the-quality-of-the/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a4/mos-def-3481_confidence_i-have-no-confidence-issues-with-the-imp_653241.png) > [Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/bob-marley-performed-the-one-love-peace-concert-in-jamaica-with-the/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/mos-def-3481_black_bob-marley-performed-the-one-love-peace_2562489.png) > [There was a time when hip-hop was its own musical principle, aside from sampling. Like the entire Wild Style break is instrumental.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/there-was-a-time-when-hip-hop-was-its-own-musical-principle-aside/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/mos-def-3481_arrangements_there-was-a-time-when-hip-hop-was-its-ow_842580.png) > [I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time. The people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-think-hip-hop-is-actually-one-of-the-most-challenging-things-that-s/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/167/mos-def-3481_challenges_i-think-hip-hop-is-actually-one-of-the-m_2620316.jpg) ## Other authors on Hips ## More by Mos Def > [I have mad brims.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-have-mad-brims/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop til you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/and-from-the-moment-that-i-saw-you-i-knew-you-was-trouble-but-i/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [But even creeps deserve to live someplace halfway decent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/but-even-creeps-deserve-to-live-someplace-halfway-decent/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [If you're going to do Chuck Berry, you got to, you know, go all out, and the duck walk is just kind of you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/if-you-re-going-to-do-chuck-berry-you-got-to-you-know-go-all-out-and/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/the-ability-to-have-somebody-read-something-and-see-it-or-for/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [I'm growing as an individual, but your always growing. All of my albums are snapshots of where I am artistically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-m-growing-as-an-individual-but-your-always-growing-all-of-my-albums/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [I don't want to waste anyone's time or money. I want to give people some truth and positive heart lift.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-don-t-want-to-waste-anyone-s-time-or-money-i-want-to-give-people/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [Man, I smashed her like an Idaho Potato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/man-i-smashed-her-like-an-idaho-potato/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [I'm blacked than midnight on Broadway and Myrtle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-m-blacked-than-midnight-on-broadway-and-myrtle/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [I'm not shy about heated debate or passionate discourse, but when people get crazy or rude, that's a buzz kill. There's got to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-m-not-shy-about-heated-debate-or-passionate-discourse-but-when/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-was-taught-when-there-s-somethin-you-can-change-around-keep-quiet/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [I don't hate nobody. I hate certain conditions that are inflicted upon the people - and they're helpless with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/i-don-t-hate-nobody-i-hate-certain-conditions-that-are-inflicted-upon/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [It’s one thing to be the greatest; it’s another thing to be necessary. The best are the most necessary: those who take less than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/it-s-one-thing-to-be-the-greatest-it-s-another-thing-to-be-necessary/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [We can be beautiful and feel beautiful about who we are everyday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/we-can-be-beautiful-and-feel-beautiful-about-who-we-are-everyday/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) > [Fame is like getting across the street. It's like, if there's nothing to be across the street for, it's a pointless destination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/fame-is-like-getting-across-the-street-it-s-like-if-there-s-nothing/) [Mos Def](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mos-def/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hips/mos-def/#itemlist", "name": "9 Hips Quotes By Mos Def", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hip-hop is the last true folk art.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mos Def" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mos-def/hip-hop-is-the-last-true-folk-art/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/mos-def-3481_art_hip-hop-is-the-last-true-folk-art-284595_2845954.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/mos-def-3481_art_hip-hop-is-the-last-true-folk-art-284595_2845954.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e3/mos-def-3481_art_hip-hop-is-the-last-true-folk-art-284595_2845954.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hip-hop is the last true folk art.” — Mos Def", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hip-hop is rock & roll. 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