Listening Quotes by Ali Shaheed Muhammad

In 2016, the conversation of the black experience is so broad, and it's very raw. I mean, c'mon, we have a black president. That's…

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

I do think that hip-hop has a relationship with comic book culture, and Kung Fu movies too, for that matter.

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

I think that any story that intends on being culturally authentic and true to life experiences will be a great story. Even if that…

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

For the future, be true to yourself. If you're gonna be influenced by someone be influenced by them. Don't cop them so much that…

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

When you are creating something artistically and are speaking to or representing a culture that you know truthfully, you are doing a good job.

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Take emceeing, one of the foundations of hip-hop culture. A guy grabs a mic, steps up on stage and becomes a spokesman; the voice…

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Much of hip-hop, like comic books, is fantastical by nature, too.

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

The basic idea of a hero rising up to represent an oppressed or disenfranchised group of people is as true to hip-hop as it…

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

There have been a lot of hip-hop artists who have made a difference to people's lives, spreading the message of the struggle and representing…

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

That's always been the process of our music, in a sense, keeping it simple, not being so heavy that you are beating people over…

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Hip-hop was the culture that I grew up with; I am part of this culture.

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

There's the shared imagery between hip-hop and comics, with some producers and emcees taking on super hero personas.

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad