STOP looking back!!!! When your past calls do NOT pick up!! it has nothing new to say. — Joseph Simmons Copy Share Image
I'm not a poster boy for misogyny and I don't think hip-hop should be either. — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was created out of necessity. We needed to create some digitized things to help us understand what we were feeling. — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
When I started getting into West Coast rap - The Game, then I started studying a lot of Tupac Shakur and watching… — Tyga Copy Share Image
I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
One of the things that I'm dying to do is to sing the hook on a big rap song. No one's ever… — Darius Rucker Copy Share Image
More than half of all the hip hop record sales are white people, and I think that might be a result of… — Vanilla Ice Copy Share Image
I think rap definitely has its place in the art world. I think it is an art form. But, just like any… — Rick James Copy Share Image
I had to fall back and rethink and get into the studio and listen to real r&b music. This is what I… — Tony Sunshine Copy Share Image
You know how there's all these rappers like Mike D and King T and Ice T and Cool C or something like… — Ad-Rock Copy Share Image
Everybody wants the easy stuff, "Okay, I wanna be a rapper. I wish I could fight in order to get more money."… — Mr. T Copy Share Image
These niggaz ain't thugs, the real thugs is the government. Don't matter if you Independent, Democrat or Republican, Niggaz politickin' the street,… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I would hope with all my heart, that Jay Z not take personally what was said... I would like to take this… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
I've got a superstar like Usher singing bachata, a tune featuring Lil Wayne. I'm offering people more than just bachata. That captures… — Romeo Santos Copy Share Image
Take emceeing, one of the foundations of hip-hop culture. A guy grabs a mic, steps up on stage and becomes a spokesman;… — Ali Shaheed Muhammad Copy Share Image
And Dre just walked in, like, 'Soulja!' And I was like, 'Oh, is that Dr. Dre?' And [my boys] were like, 'Why… — Soulja Boy Copy Share Image
Man, I would demand that artist come to the table with better variety. I would demand that musicians know music history, not… — Pharoahe Monch Copy Share Image
Like any great art, the culture of hip-hop has changed with the times. With the state of technology, music is more accessible… — One9 Copy Share Image
Jay Z, Thierry Henry, and President Obama are three people I really respect. — Gervinho Copy Share Image
You don't really gotta rap no more; you can just say the verse with a swag now. — Fetty Wap Copy Share Image
I would love to meet Jay-Z. Hes one of the hottest rappers to ever hold a mic. — Lil Twist Copy Share Image
All music now is influenced by Hip Hop. It's so deeply ingrained in the culture. — Aeriel Miranda Copy Share Image
I've always been a fan of hip hop and there are cats out there that I admire. — Rakim Copy Share Image
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