Art Quote by Black Thought

Hip-hop is just bombarded with a lot of materialistic stuff. When a group like us with more creativity comes out, I think it will…

— apl.de.ap

Hip hop is just a reflection of what's going on, or where the art is....Technology definitely gives artists a new mind, new voice and…

— Del tha Funkee Homosapien

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

— Grandmaster Flash

I think that people have been claiming hip-hop as being dead since the moment it started. I think there are people - and I…

— El-P

Hip-hop can be a very closed-off community. Sometimes these barriers are demographic but it can be musical, too.

— Prefuse 73

I think I can see people wanting to hear more music-music now as opposed to all hip-hop. You know, which I have nothing against…

— Nickolas Ashford

I see hip-hop as going in a self-managing place. It's very culturally controlled and artist-controlled. It's not really based on a label anymore. Everything…

— Travis Scott

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

— Mos Def

Hip-hop is not the problem, our reality is the problem.

— Kendrick Lamar

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

I can admit there are some problems in hip hop but it is only a reflection of what's taking place in our society. Hip…

— David Banner

Hip hop is still strong. As an art form, music helps people express themselves, find meaning in their own lives and connect with their…

— Erik Parker