America Quote by David Banner

Hip-hop is not the problem, our reality is the problem.

— Kendrick Lamar

One of the problems with hip hop is lack of infrastructure and not being able to control its own course. I don't like that…

— Chuck D

To me, that's the biggest problem with hip-hop today is the fact that everyone believes that all of hip-hop is rap music, and that,…

— KRS-One

Hip-hop culture is deeply rooted in the wrong things. Hip-hop is about drugs right now. It's more so about drugs - about selling drugs,…

— Vince Staples

Hip hop is the way it is because of America.

— Dizzee Rascal

I think hip-hop is actually one of the most challenging things that's happened in music in a long time. The people who are in…

— Mos Def

You have to look at the fact that Hip Hop is under attack. It's not just Hip Hop but Black people, Latino people and…

— Afrika Bambaataa

Hip hop is the new rock n' roll, you know what I mean? And anybody who doesn't think that is just sort of living…

— Dan Auerbach

Everyone has the notion that hip-hop is messy and loose, but there's also another level to it.

— Laurieann Gibson

I think Hip Hop and Gospel are such strong distinct cultures that have problems, unspoken problems obviously, but problems with one another. On the…

— LeCrae

Which is the other reason hip-hop is controversial: People don't bother trying to get it. The problem isn't in the rap or the rapper…

— Jay-Z

I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as…

— Quincy Jones