America Quote by Ari Melber

I think hip-hop can be prophetic and progressive, and at the same time, the dominant forms tend to be homophobic, misogynistic and something that…

— Cornel West

Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America…

— Prince

Hip hop is the way it is because of America.

— Dizzee Rascal

I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as…

— Quincy Jones

Hip-Hop isn't just music. It also a spiritual movement of blacks! You can't just call hip-hop a trend.

— Lauryn Hill

Hip-hop has globalized a conception of blackness that has had a political impact, whether or not it had a political intent.

— Michael Eric Dyson

Hip-Hop isn't just music, it is also a spiritual movement of the blacks! You can't just call Hip-Hop a trend!

— Lauryn Hill

I think hip-hop has always been political because this is a community that doesn't have any other choice.

— Ari Melber

Hip Hop is the rebirth of civilization. For people who were disconnected from their continent, from their language, from their culture, and from their…

— Jamaal Bowman

Hip-hop music has done a very good job of maintaining the political context, where they stand and not giving a sh-t what people think.

— Conor Oberst

Hip-hop has done so much for racial relations, and I don't think it's given the proper credit. It has changed America immensely. I'm going…

— Jay-Z

Hip-hop culture is probably one of the most powerful things to come out of America in a long time - everything from the music…

— will.i.am