Hip Quotes
797 quotes by 503 authors
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My son is a hip-hop producer.
— Quincy Jones
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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 to…
— Jay-Z
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That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out,…
— Jay-Z
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Wherever I go, I bring the culture with me, so that they can understand that it's attainable. I didn't do it any other way than…
— Jay-Z
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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, people…
— Jay-Z
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I can think of no one more relevant and credible in the hip-hop community to build upon Def Jam's fantastic legacy and move the company…
— Jay-Z
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I have inherited two of the most important brands in hip-hop, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella. Reid and Universal Music Group have given me the opportunity…
— Jay-Z
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I'm fascinated by rap and by hip-hop. I think there's a lot of poetry in it. There's a lot of anger, a lot of social…
— John F. Kerry
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When I was a kid, I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'd go out on the stoop…
— Alicia Keys
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I think hip-hop is really fun right now... and that's why people are using dance beats and singing more.
— Wiz Khalifa
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Hip-hop is a vehicle.
— Talib Kweli
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Hip-hop isn't as complex as a woman is.
— Talib Kweli
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The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any form of music and do it in a hip-hop way…
— Talib Kweli
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I recently have had a full hip replacement and a liver transplant, and I'm getting used to the medication.
— Evel Knievel
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I think hip hop is a dance music that's rebellious by nature.
— Talib Kweli
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Homosexuality in hip-hop is an extension of homosexuality in the black community. The black community is very, very conservative when it comes to homosexuality, and…
— Talib Kweli
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I don't think that early hip hop stood out to be a social critique. A lot of fans of mine think that hip hop's ultimate…
— Talib Kweli
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If I focus on being an activist and my job is to be a rapper, I'm not going to be as good of a rapper.…
— Talib Kweli
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It doesn't get any more underground, conscious or indie than Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, but because they got a couple of really big pop hits, actually…
— Talib Kweli
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So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with themselves, whether you're…
— Talib Kweli
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