--- title: "15 Jive Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 15 Jive quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Jive sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7af/kris-allen-12048_been_jive-has-been-really-really-good-to-me-7_715042.jpg" --- > [Jive has been really, really good to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kris-allen/jive-has-been-really-really-good-to-me/) [Kris Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kris-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7af/kris-allen-12048_been_jive-has-been-really-really-good-to-me-7_715042.jpg) > [The Jive is a small man's dance. It's easier for small men to move around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-taylor/the-jive-is-a-small-man-s-dance-it-s-easier-for-small-men-to-move/) [Jason Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/jason-taylor-5760_around_the-jive-is-a-small-man-s-dance-it-s-eas_2327302.jpg) > [Jive is a good label, but they're R&B'ed out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prodigy/jive-is-a-good-label-but-they-re-r-b-ed-out/) [Prodigy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prodigy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eff/prodigy-2087_good_jive-is-a-good-label-but-they-re-r-b-ed_1774932.png) > [Jive for me always gets me panting and burning the most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenna-johnson/jive-for-me-always-gets-me-panting-and-burning-the-most/) [Jenna Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenna-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/jenna-johnson-18170_always_jive-for-me-always-gets-me-panting-and-b_1863994.jpg) > [I wonder if, as a society, we will ever be able to call someone a jive tofurkey.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demetri-martin/i-wonder-if-as-a-society-we-will-ever-be-able-to-call-someone-a-jive/) [Demetri Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demetri-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45a/demetri-martin-511_able_i-wonder-if-as-a-society-we-will-ever-be_2708533.jpg) > [I've always wanted to learn the jive. It's fast, it's fun and it just looks awesome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-whitmore/i-ve-always-wanted-to-learn-the-jive-it-s-fast-it-s-fun-and-it-just/) [Laura Whitmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-whitmore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd5/laura-whitmore-6314_always_i-ve-always-wanted-to-learn-the-jive-it_3175216.jpg) > [I think Jive was just a shady label that they didn't want artists in the same room like, 'Hey, what you making?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/too-short/i-think-jive-was-just-a-shady-label-that-they-didn-t-want-artists-in/) [Too Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/too-short/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/537/too-short-5557_art_i-think-jive-was-just-a-shady-label-that_232860.jpg) > [Jive never saw any value in me as a long-term artist. Even as I was doing it they were like, 'You're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/too-short/jive-never-saw-any-value-in-me-as-a-long-term-artist-even-as-i-was/) [Too Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/too-short/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/too-short-5557_art_jive-never-saw-any-value-in-me-as-a-long_1119782.jpg) > [There was a bidding war between Epic Records and Jive - now RCA - which was bittersweet. Just having labels bid over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-latimore/there-was-a-bidding-war-between-epic-records-and-jive-now-rca-which/) [Jacob Latimore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-latimore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/jacob-latimore-11773_artist_there-was-a-bidding-war-between-epic-rec_560423.jpg) > [I had every major label in the world - I mean, any label that dealt with rap music wanted to sign me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-40/i-had-every-major-label-in-the-world-i-mean-any-label-that-dealt-with/) [E-40](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-40/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/e-40-4069_everything_i-had-every-major-label-in-the-world-i-m_162769.png) > [Men Against Jive is a brilliant title! That's a military story, that's a difficult one to explain really because that's sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-brooker/men-against-jive-is-a-brilliant-title-that-s-a-military-story-that-s/) [Charlie Brooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-brooker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/charlie-brooker-1392_brilliant_men-against-jive-is-a-brilliant-title-th_3015044.png) > [Well, I was doing platinum albums back-to-back with Jive when they were the hottest hip-hop label. There was a time when Jive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/too-short/well-i-was-doing-platinum-albums-back-to-back-with-jive-when-they/) [Too Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/too-short/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/too-short-5557_hip-hop_well-i-was-doing-platinum-albums-back-to_1817368.jpg) > [ “Wouldst like to con a glimmer with me this early black?’, which he \[Cab Calloway\] helpfully explains as ‘the proper way to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-forsyth/wouldst-like-to-con-a-glimmer-with-me-this-early-black-which-he-cab/) [Mark Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-forsyth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c4/mark-forsyth-19782_cab-calloway_wouldst-like-to-con-a-glimmer-with-me-th_738657.jpg) > [“The proponents of Harlem jive talk ... do not hope that courses in the lingo will ever be offered at Harvard or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-burley/the-proponents-of-harlem-jive-talk-do-not-hope-that-courses-in-the/) [Dan Burley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-burley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bde/dan-burley-180273_1944_the-proponents-of-harlem-jive-talk-do-no_432316.jpg) > [Basically, Jive is used to acts like R.Kelly, Britney Spears, N'Sync, Justin Timberlake. They're used to the big R'n'B acts selling top,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mobb-deep/basically-jive-is-used-to-acts-like-r-kelly-britney-spears-n-sync/) [Mobb Deep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mobb-deep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/mobb-deep-20443_money_basically-jive-is-used-to-acts-like-r-ke_1680555.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jive/#itemlist", "name": "Jive Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jive has been really, really good to me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kris Allen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kris-allen/jive-has-been-really-really-good-to-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7af/kris-allen-12048_been_jive-has-been-really-really-good-to-me-7_715042.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7af/kris-allen-12048_been_jive-has-been-really-really-good-to-me-7_715042.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7af/kris-allen-12048_been_jive-has-been-really-really-good-to-me-7_715042.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Jive has been really, really good to me.” — Kris Allen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Jive is a small man's dance. 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