Hip Quotes

797 Hip quotes by 503 unique authors

My favorite era of hip-hop was between '85-'89. That was the era that got me to love hip-hop. — El-P
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Change is a direct element of hip-hop. That's the whole thing with style. — El-P
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
I wanted draw the cartoon characters, and then it all started to make sense as I was watching these classics come back to the theater… — Andreas Deja
Really, really obscene hip-hop. I love it so much. It makes me laugh and then it makes me want to dance. — Natalie Portman
When I was a kid, you listened to a certain genre. Now it's like, "I love indie rock, I love hip-hop, jazz, funk." Also, we… — Jonathan Rhys Meyers
NASA might do well to adopt the Red Bull approach to branding and astronautics. Suddenly the man in the spacesuit is not an underpaid civil… — Mary Roach
Kids won't watch older movies - they want to see what's hip right now. — Billy Bob Thornton
Throughout hip-hop people have been putting different elements with different types of music. — Girl Talk
To me, hip-hop's been dead for years. We all should know that. With that being said, then, the object of the game now is to… — Unknown Author
It's not just hip-hop that's dead. Mostly every form of American music is dead. It's been dead. R&B isn't really good. — Unknown Author
Hip-hop ain't died because of the South, that's retarded. — Unknown Author
I expect the hip-hop audience to be avant garde. I want them to be where I'm at or beyond where I'm at. — Unknown Author
Between New York and LA, there's 200 million people that aren't hip, and they don't want to be hip. — Jeff Foxworthy
Quentin Tarantino is a hip-hop artist. I told him, 'You're hip-hop!' You keep seeing surprises, and a clip here and there, because Quentin is hip-hop.… — Jamie Foxx
It's hard for a liberal to go on between Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, because it's like doing country music after hip-hop. I mean, just,… — Al Franken
Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change. — Doug E. Fresh
I always say, 'Man, the Creator is preparing me for something. He's keeping the sun on me for some reason. He's keeping me aligned with… — Doug E. Fresh

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