Dead horse Quote by Anonymous

What's wrong with hip-hop [is that] it became so one-dimensional; it became like a businessman thing. It's run out of creativity. It went so…

— M.I.A

To me, hip-hop's been dead for years. We all should know that. With that being said, then, the object of the game now is…

— Nas

If you are successful because of Hip Hop, which I am, then you have to recognize that Hip Hop is nothing if not a…

— Doc Brown

Hip-hop from the beginning has always been aspirational. It always broke that notion that an artist can't think about money as well. Just so…

— Jay-Z

You had Cash Money: that was just the flashy dudes. Like I said, you had different genres of rap, and we were just one…

— Mannie Fresh

You want to buy cars and houses and castles, all of that's on you and how America has systematized your mind to be into…

— Afrika Bambaataa

As hip-hop artists, you have to take the music seriously, not just as a way to get rich.

— Xzibit

Hip Hop has become real constrained. The creative juices and creative flows have been diminished.

— Grandmaster Flash

As an artist when you come into [hip hop] you don't know nothing really. You just know what you do and it's free of…

— Mic Geronimo

I noticed that difference early on, like if you were successful in rock 'n' roll, that was a really bad thing, you almost had…

— Jay-Z

I've been accused of not being up on hip-hop or not being a fan of hip-hop, which was never true. If you had a…

— Don Cornelius

Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your music. If you're big enough,…

— Jay-Z