Airwaves Quote by DJ Premier

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…

— RZA

“They talked about record labels, about how the majority of labels didn't care anything about the music, they just wanted a pretty face they…

— Anne Fraiser

I think what's happenin' is that, with the overflow of music, it's been diluted. There was a time when people would go search out…

— Ice T

“There is genuine Hip Hop; a message that connects, rocks a crowd, and motivates a people and then there is what is left... instead…

— Johnnie Dent Jr

Well, the good news is that there's quite a lot of cynicism about major labels within radio and the press. I think they have…

— Mick Hucknall

In the '90s, the radio was still alive with all different kinds of points of view, and I think that's why people are longing…

— Shirley Manson

Hip-Hop isn't just music, it is also a spiritual movement of the blacks! You can't just call Hip-Hop a trend!

— Lauryn Hill

Hip-hop is universal now, it's all commercial now. It's like a circle full of circus clowns up in the circuit now.

— Eminem

The fans like the idea we do what we want. It's not an act. Screw the record company and the beaten path. Without MTV…

— James Hetfield

What's wrong with hip-hop is the system that controls the definition of it. There needs to be more balance on the airwaves.

— Saul Williams

I've been accused of not being up on hip-hop or not being a fan of hip-hop, which was never true. If you had a…

— Don Cornelius

Hip-Hop isn't just music. It also a spiritual movement of blacks! You can't just call hip-hop a trend.

— Lauryn Hill