Career path Quote by Amanda Seales

I have the weirdest career in hip-hop, and I say that because I started so young. I started So So Def when I was…

— Jermaine Dupri

Hip-hop is just something I actually know how to do. But I always had aspirations to participate in other forms of music.

— Lupe Fiasco

When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.

— Estelle

Hip hop is kinda funny because the further you get into it the more at risk you are.

— Mic Geronimo

I fell into hip-hop right from the beginning. I was a teenager in the '60s, so I was putting all my pocket money into…

— Simon de Pury

Hip-hop has taken a lot of different routes throughout the years, man. I've been around since 1986.

— Rakim

I've been a fan of hip-hop for a really long time, and I still am.

— Jeremy Piven

I was in high school and college as hip-hop was really sort of coming into its own as a, you know, creative force, as…

— Rick Famuyiwa

Hip hop has been an integral part of my life and my whole career. I started off doing videos with Ice Cube, and Dre,…

— F. Gary Gray

I grew up in Chicago, so hip-hop has always been a part of my life.

— Gina Rodriguez

The moment I made that decision to get in the studio and actually work and study the culture of hip-hop, then everything just started…

— Kendrick Lamar

Until I discovered hip-hop, I felt I wasn't going to accomplish anything.

— apl.de.ap