Hip Hop Quotes

909 quotes by 369 authors

Hip-hop is the people. What the people are moving toward is what hip-hop is. I think people are moving toward a freer way of thinking.… — Erykah Badu
November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world, people of 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 doin' in their… — 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
We also want to try and slow down all this foolishness that's going on between the East and West. We gotta understand that Hip Hop… — Afrika Bambaataa
Hip-hop don't have no fresh energy, none at all. It's money driven, everybody tryin' to make that cheque, nobody putting art in their albums any… — Andre Benjamin
By the time I was a teenager, when I went outside the house, it was about hip-hop all the time. Nothing but hip-hop, block parties. — Mary J. Blige
The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships. — Kurtis Blow
As hard as it is, as ghetto as it is, hip-hop is pop music. It's the sound of music getting out of the ghetto, while… — Unknown Author
I am a hip-hop artist, as you probably know. My hip-hop name is Big Smalls. — Jo Brand
I think hip-hop does a very good job of infusing comedy and humor and wit into music, a lot more than other genres. — Carrie Brownstein
I think 'Country Girl' is one song that can veer into country or hip-hop or rap. You can listen to it and enjoy the humor… — Luke Bryan
Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff. — Kobe Bryant
There are plenty of people who are, I think, completely racist who love hip-hop. — David Byrne
It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it… — David Byrne
I'm a musician. I play instruments. I dabble in the hip-hop field. That doesn't take vocal ability necessarily. — Nick Cannon
I think a number of the leaders are, whether you like it or not, in the hip-hop generation. And when they understand enough, they'll do… — Maya Angelou
Why isn't it hip-hop when I do it? Everybody else can have beef within the music, talk about differences and it's ok. It's music, it's… — Tupac Shakur
We want to show how hip-hop, which kind of fuels today's basketball stars, is directly related to jazz. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I'm the lyrical vendor, hip-hop is my shop — Lil Wayne

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