The thing that's good about Hip Hop is that it has experimented with a lot of different sounds and music. — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
Every James Brown cut makes a party get crazy. He's the god of all music. I always play different wild remixes of… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
What worries me are these so-called radio stations with program directors who don't play all the different flavors of hip-hop. They should… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
HIP-HOP HAS DIFFERENT ELEMENTS DEALING WITH MUSIC, RAP, GRAFFITI ART, B-BOYS (WHAT YOU CALL BREAK BOYS)... AND ALSO DEALING WITH CULTURE, AND… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
My definition of hip hop is taking elements from many other spheres of music to make hip hop. Whether it be breakbeat,… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
You put music in categories because you need to define a sound, but when you don't play it on your so-called radio… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
All music is dance music. But when people think of dance music, they think of techno or just house. Anything you can… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
That's definitely my goal, and always has been through the Universal Zulu Nation, is to show that music breaks down all that… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
Ability to download music for free might not be positive for the artists to get royalties, but in some ways it's still… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
Somewhere down the line, the evil ones stole the legacy of hip hop and flipped it to a corporate type of hip hop. They… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
I'd like to see people pay attention to the science of hip hop. The knowledge part, the political side of what hip hop could… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
I'm the renegade of funk. I've made house, techno, rock, funk, reggae... That's why I've been on so many different labels. — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
House, rap, R&B, disco rock, they are all part of hip-hop culture. Why you ain't playing Kraftwerk along with Jay-Z? That's hip-hop. — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
Everybody needs to show respect to each others' ways and the cultural life that you get on this planet. Don't get caught up on… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
What worries me are these so-called radio stations with program directors who don't play all the different flavors of hip-hop. They should play the… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
Record industry's not so much against artists, but certain people are just wicked people that sit up in the industry who go against the… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
I don't care if it's rap, metal, whatever. You still should play Beatles records mixed with Limp Bizkit mixed with Foghat mixed with Creedence… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
We also want to try and slow down all this foolishness that's going on between the East and West. We gotta understand that Hip… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
There are a lot of true culturalists who respect where they're from, but you have some who are just all about the benjamins, like,… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
I like Akon, I like some of Lil Wayne when he uses that funky voice. Anything progressive. — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
We want you to sit down and leave your egos at home and let's get an understanding as to where all this is foolishness… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
