--- title: "10 Hips Quotes By Russell Simmons" description: "10 Hips quotes by Russell Simmons. Plus more from Russell Simmons and more Hips sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffe/russell-simmons-900_hip-hop_i-live-in-hip-hop-i-don-t-find-it-to-be_987253.png" --- > [I live in hip-hop. I don't find it to be offensive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/i-live-in-hip-hop-i-don-t-find-it-to-be-offensive/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffe/russell-simmons-900_hip-hop_i-live-in-hip-hop-i-don-t-find-it-to-be_987253.png) > [Hip-hop is a voice for voiceless poor people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/hip-hop-is-a-voice-for-voiceless-poor-people/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e5/russell-simmons-900_hip-hop_hip-hop-is-a-voice-for-voiceless-poor-pe_3000301.png) > [Hip-hop took some lessons from rock 'n' roll, and rock 'n' roll took some lessons from hip-hop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/hip-hop-took-some-lessons-from-rock-n-roll-and-rock-n-roll-took-some/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/russell-simmons-900_hip-hop_hip-hop-took-some-lessons-from-rock-n-ro_804106.png) > [Hip-hop is such a wide statement of culture that everyone is not the same, and it's impossible to put it into one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/hip-hop-is-such-a-wide-statement-of-culture-that-everyone-is-not-the/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14a/russell-simmons-900_boxes_hip-hop-is-such-a-wide-statement-of-cult_3012027.png) > [I've shared meditation with a lot of hip-hop artists, inmates, and returning war veterans with PTSD, as well. I feel like this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/i-ve-shared-meditation-with-a-lot-of-hip-hop-artists-inmates-and/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/russell-simmons-900_art_i-ve-shared-meditation-with-a-lot-of-hip_1431193.png) > [Being materialistic is part of the hip-hop community's nature, because jazz and blues and rock 'n' roll, when they started out in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/being-materialistic-is-part-of-the-hip-hop-community-s-nature-because/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c68/russell-simmons-900_america_being-materialistic-is-part-of-the-hip-h_1989910.jpg) > [Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/hip-hop-is-about-tearing-down-the-system-to-better-it-tearing-down/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60f/russell-simmons-900_better_hip-hop-is-about-tearing-down-the-system_2764950.png) > [I think the rap community always tells the truth. And I think that it's important that we listen to their voices so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/i-think-the-rap-community-always-tells-the-truth-and-i-think-that-it/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/russell-simmons-900_art_i-think-the-rap-community-always-tells-t_2496496.jpg) > [America, you know, they always separate people because of race. They've been able to convince, 'The niggers are coming.' You know, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/america-you-know-they-always-separate-people-because-of-race-they-ve/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/russell-simmons-900_able_america-you-know-they-always-separate-pe_1329065.jpg) > [I am very pleased to be involved with the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee because its message resonates with me on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/i-am-very-pleased-to-be-involved-with-the-daniel-pearl-music-days/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/russell-simmons-900_backgrounds_i-am-very-pleased-to-be-involved-with-th_1737612.png) ## Other authors on Hips ## More by Russell Simmons > [I'm born into the cycle of giving that we're all born into, and I recognize it. So just because something is a good business,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/i-m-born-into-the-cycle-of-giving-that-we-re-all-born-into-and-i/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/compassion-is-the-ultimate-expression-of-your-highest-self/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [If you don't break a hole through the brick wall, don't just start digging a new hole. Keep going until you break through that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/if-you-don-t-break-a-hole-through-the-brick-wall-don-t-just-start/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [A large portion of American citizens, especially people of color, have lost confidence in our criminal justice system. Many have called for appointing special…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/a-large-portion-of-american-citizens-especially-people-of-color-have/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [There's one overriding issue, namely, that we live in a police state so long as the police get to police themselves. And that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/there-s-one-overriding-issue-namely-that-we-live-in-a-police-state-so/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [I used to think anxiety and insomnia drove me to success, but it was the stillness that let me be good at anything. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/i-used-to-think-anxiety-and-insomnia-drove-me-to-success-but-it-was/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [ \[Performing artists\] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/performing-artists-are-making-greater-percentages-people-are-going-to/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [I think I will always have a connection to young people, to try to bring their voices to the polls, bring their voices wherever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/i-think-i-will-always-have-a-connection-to-young-people-to-try-to/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [The best defense for any group of people is what we do to defend other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/the-best-defense-for-any-group-of-people-is-what-we-do-to-defend/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [You have to be present, awake and happy now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/you-have-to-be-present-awake-and-happy-now/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don't want the old ways. They want to bring in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/culture-in-america-and-everywhere-else-comes-from-the-suffering-from/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/i-try-to-use-my-voice-i-know-that-celebrity-is-valuable-and-people-do/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [They're lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/they-re-lacking-culture-in-hollywood-that-gives-me-a-big-up-right-i/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [Meditation helps everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/meditation-helps-everything/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) > [If you talk about the prison-industrial complex, I've fought against the prison-industrial complex when I called for a repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/if-you-talk-about-the-prison-industrial-complex-i-ve-fought-against/) [Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hips/russell-simmons/#itemlist", "name": "10 Hips Quotes By Russell Simmons", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I live in hip-hop. 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