Black Quote by Cornel West

The impact of black music and black art forms on American culture is really difficult to appreciate.

— Jess Row

I grew up listening to hip hop and embracing black culture, probably because it was 'outsider art.'

— Hiro Murai

Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America…

— Prince

American music culture is black culture.

— Yelawolf

What's demanded from us black creatives is both a blessing and a curse, because it pushes you to be your absolute best. You cannot…

— Tomi Adeyemi

Frankly, I think that's something that black people in America have often done - finding ways under very, very difficult circumstances to be subversive,…

— Andre Holland

I think music is one of the hero/sheroes of the African-American existence.

— Maya Angelou

I don't think I'm really so unique. If every black person looked at their life they would quickly discover that they have been influenced…

— Roy Ayers

I think rap music is the sole reason for a lot of black acceptance in pop culture; because the music is very popular, it…

— Ice Cube

It's unfortunate that a lot of people think African-American female artists are monolithically R&B this-or-that, don't have to do anything by default.

— Janelle Monae

The work of black creatives seems to always get undermined in one way or another, and that's what this new generation is actively changing…

— Kerby Jean-Raymond

I think that's the core of black aesthetics: the ability to improvise. That is what has enabled our [black people's] survival.

— August Wilson