Overcoming Quotes by Afrika Bambaataa

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I like Akon, I like some of Lil Wayne when he uses that funky voice. Anything progressive.

— Afrika Bambaataa

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