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- He was not hip-hop's most gifted emcee. Still, Shakur may be the most influential and compelling rapper of them all, he was more than the…
- Hip-hop has globalized a conception of blackness that has had a political impact, whether or not it had a political intent.
- Hip-hop is about the brilliance of pavement poetry.
- Body piercing and baggy clothes express identity among black youth, and not just beginning with hip-hop culture. Moreover, young black entrepreneurs like Sean 'P. Diddy'…
- Hip hop music is important precisely because it sheds light on contemporary politics, history, and race. At its best, hip hop gives voice to marginal…
- Hip hop scholarship must strive to reflect the form it interrogates, offering the same features as the best hip hop: seductive rhythms, throbbing beats, intelligent…
- If you take a guy like a Barack Obama, who's raised millions of dollars from the most donors in the history of this nation, it…
- ..And the same rapper who revels in a woman's finely proportioned behind may also speak against racism and on behalf of the poor, even as…
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- The thing that's good about Hip Hop is that it has experimented with a lot of different sounds and music. — Afrika Bambaataa
- At the end of the day, you want to be always the one that's one step ahead of everybody, and when it… — Carmelo Anthony
- November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world,… — Afrika Bambaataa
- People get caught up in worshipping certain rappers, or they try to demonise hip hop by looking at what certain rappers are… — Afrika Bambaataa
- It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a child into… — Tyra Banks
- Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never… — Francis Beaumont
- The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships. — Kurtis Blow