I am one of the founders of Hip-Hop along with my brothers Kool DJ Herc and Grandmaster Flash. — 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 artist. The thing is, if you're in the recording business, where's our health benefits? Where's the royalties from when you put stuff on labels in different countries? And now, with all these 500 cable channels, you… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share
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, "I wanna get my money, I wanna get mine, you get yours, more power to you," and they don't care. That deals with the whole thing of life, whether you're agreeable or disagreeable, the yin and… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share
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
