Hip Quotes
797 quotes by 503 authors
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It is my belief that there is a tendency among the so-called 'modern' or 'hip' jazz musicians to consider styles other that their own, 'corny',…
— Don Ellis
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I am very pleased to be involved with the Daniel Pearl Music Days committee because its message resonates with me on a very personal level,…
— Russell Simmons
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I feel stronger, but physically I feel like I'm falling apart. Every day I get a new pain or ache and think, 'Oh, that will…
— Yasmin Le Bon
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As minorities, it is always our dream to merge our cultures and showcase to the world the talent that comes from both Latin music and…
— Emilio Estefan
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I grew up around salsa, merengue, bachata, bass music, freestyle, hip-hop, techno, house, rave.
— Pitbull
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I had gone to a talent show, I was interested in American hip-hop music, with my older brother, to another town and my town was…
— Ishmael
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I give 'em the hip, then I take it away.
— Jim Thorpe
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A relationship is not meant to be the joining at the hip of two emotional invalids. The purpose of a relationship is not for two…
— Marianne Williamson
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When it came to hip-hop... I don't know. Maybe I was insecure. You know, this is the early '90s. If you were a white guy,…
— Charlie Day
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This big fat woman bumped me on the floor, she was rarin' to go, she was rarin' to go. Then she did a dip, I…
— Joe Tex
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My favorite era of hip-hop was between '85-'89. That was the era that got me to love hip-hop.
— El-P
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The emergence of the independent hip-hop scene has replaced what we called the "underground scene". It's what the underground scene has evolved into: actual businesses.
— El-P
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I think that people have been claiming hip-hop as being dead since the moment it started. I think there are people - and I can…
— El-P
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I don't think hip-hop is a dying art form. I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.
— El-P
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I'm not trying to change the face of hip-hop music. I'm trying to make my records and always take the next step for me.
— El-P
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There are all the offsprings of people who are influenced by punk. It sounds completely different - but it's still rock 'n' roll. When hip-hop…
— El-P
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For me, growing up in hip-hop culture, it's all about having the next style, the new fashion, the new way to express yourself, the fly…
— El-P
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Hip-hop is always moving. It's always looking for the next style; it's always trying to one-up the last person.
— El-P
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Change is a direct element of hip-hop. That's the whole thing with style.
— El-P
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My first tattoo is a full-on Sailor Jerry situation on my hip - it's a swallow with big spread wings. When I got it I…
— Maria Dahvana Headley
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