Firsts Quote by Akon

Well, I think that hip-hop is not just a music. It's really a culture and it's a way of life.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams

I think, in a lot of ways, hip-hop is interesting to me because it's like the modern-day folk music.

— Mat Kearney

Hip-hop is a complex music and culture that has been reduced to a one-dimensional critique. Hip-hop's messages aren't all bad. Neither are they all…

— Bakari Kitwana

The thing that's good about Hip Hop is that it has experimented with a lot of different sounds and music.

— Afrika Bambaataa

Hip-hop is as much an attitude and perspective as it is a music form.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

I dabble in hip-hop, but my knowledge is so minimal, it's not even worth talking about.

— Jack Tatum

I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time.

— David Bowie

Well I listened to mostly rock music, and I felt like hip hop was like an extension of rock music when it was done…

— Rick Rubin

I think a lot of people can learn from listening to hip hop. It ain't always about beats and rhymes.

— Raekwon

I like how hip-hop is just shocking and fun.

— Masego

Hip-hop in general is an amalgamation of different things.

— Everlast

Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music.

— Anonymous