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The victory's found in truth, like innocence found in youth Self defeat is your own dispute — Damian Marley
Sometimes you gotta be an s.o.b., you wanna make a dream reality — Mark Knopfler
We can teach about hip-hop history, we can teach about legends, hip-hop theory. It's been around so long that text books can be written about… — Kanye West
It was very important, and I felt like music ran through my blood lines, with my father being a deejay and teaching me about records.… — Pete Rock
Man, I would demand that artist come to the table with better variety. I would demand that musicians know music history, not just Hip-Hop, so… — Pharoahe Monch
Rap comes from the humble beginnings of rebelling against the status quo. Now, rappers have become the status quo themselves. You can't rebel against the… — Chuck D
Cutting and pasting is the essence of what hip-hop culture is all about for me. It's about drawing from what's around you, and subverting it… — DJ Shadow
We put out real hip-hop at a time when it was turning into pop or R&B ... We brought the focus back to the music… — RZA
I mean everything's a lot more smoother. It's just calm. IN the beginning, I had the typical attitude of a young rapper makin money... ya… — The Notorious B.I.G.
My character is meant to know nothing about rap, and not to like it very much, but I know about it, because my kids make… — Harrison Ford
Hip hop is expression..our roots and culture..Its your duty to contribute uniqueness to this artform. Desire of bringing somethin new, improved, witty and soul touching… — Unknown Author
I'm just basically spillin' out my emotions to the world. 'Cause rap is about emotion. And I want you to feel what I'm feelin', 'cause… — Ludacris
When I did the album Electric Circus, not only was it not commercially received. But even the critics and hip-hop community was like "What is… — Common
I'm at a point where I don't have to wait for the income from the record to survive, so I'm in a comfortable zone, but… — Ice T
I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping. — Nina Simone
People can look to me as a teacher, but I consider myself a student of hip-hop. — Doug E. Fresh
Hip-Hop started out in the heart — Lauryn Hill
I've done so many hip-hop albums already I got tired of just hip-hop. — Kool Keith
Slavery is more mental than anything — Kanye West
Never lookin' back or too far in front of me; the present is a gift and I just wanna be. — Common
Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing? — Mos Def
Everyone has an addiction, mine happens to be you. — Andre Benjamin
You are what you listen to — Alicia Keys
You stackin cheddar cause you working at the burger place. — Inspectah Deck
God's the seamstress that tailor-fitted my pain. — Curtis Jackson

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