Afrika Bambaataa

Somewhere down the line, the evil ones stole the legacy of hip hop and flipped it to a corporate type of hip…

— Afrika Bambaataa

I'd like to see people pay attention to the science of hip hop. The knowledge part, the political side of what hip…

— Afrika Bambaataa

I'm the renegade of funk. I've made house, techno, rock, funk, reggae... That's why I've been on so many different labels.

— Afrika Bambaataa

House, rap, R&B, disco rock, they are all part of hip-hop culture. Why you ain't playing Kraftwerk along with Jay-Z? That's hip-hop.

— Afrika Bambaataa

Everybody needs to show respect to each others' ways and the cultural life that you get on this planet. Don't get caught…

— Afrika Bambaataa

What worries me are these so-called radio stations with program directors who don't play all the different flavors of hip-hop. They should…

— Afrika Bambaataa

Record industry's not so much against artists, but certain people are just wicked people that sit up in the industry who go…

— Afrika Bambaataa

I don't care if it's rap, metal, whatever. You still should play Beatles records mixed with Limp Bizkit mixed with Foghat mixed…

— Afrika Bambaataa

We also want to try and slow down all this foolishness that's going on between the East and West. We gotta understand…

— Afrika Bambaataa

There are a lot of true culturalists who respect where they're from, but you have some who are just all about the…

— Afrika Bambaataa

I like Akon, I like some of Lil Wayne when he uses that funky voice. Anything progressive.

— Afrika Bambaataa

We want you to sit down and leave your egos at home and let's get an understanding as to where all this…

— Afrika Bambaataa

A lot of times you can lose the MP3s - it's a lot of labor to be finding it again, putting things…

— Afrika Bambaataa

My definition of hip hop is taking elements from many other spheres of music to make hip hop. Whether it be breakbeat,…

— Afrika Bambaataa

There are a lot of things being put out to let people know. Even in the last 25 years, all these extraterrestrial…

— Afrika Bambaataa

Hip-hop went through different stages, from the beginning in the streets of the Bronx, to the whole Tri-State area and then to…

— Afrika Bambaataa

The Universal Zulu Nation stands to acknowledge wisdom, understanding, freedom, justice, and equality, peace, unity, love, and having fun, work, overcoming the…

— Afrika Bambaataa

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

— Afrika Bambaataa

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

— Afrika Bambaataa

All music is dance music. But when people think of dance music, they think of techno or just house. Anything you can…

— Afrika Bambaataa

I knew that as a DJ from 1970 on up that I would eventually come with this sound. I brought out all…

— Afrika Bambaataa

People get caught up in worshipping certain rappers, or they try to demonise hip hop by looking at what certain rappers are…

— Afrika Bambaataa

I'm fanatical about movies: African, European, Viking, Roman. I got into witchcraft and magic from watching 'Bewitched' and 'The Wizard of Oz,'…

— Afrika Bambaataa

Every James Brown cut makes a party get crazy. He's the god of all music. I always play different wild remixes of…

— Afrika Bambaataa

A lot of times, when people say hip-hop, they don't know what they're talking about. They just think of the rappers. When…

— Afrika Bambaataa