Beginning Quote by Dr Dre

House, rap, R&B, disco rock, they are all part of hip-hop culture. Why you ain't playing Kraftwerk along with Jay-Z? That's hip-hop.

— Afrika Bambaataa

I'm a huge hip-hop fan from way back in the day.

— Ed Sheeran

I got really passionate about music with early Smiths and Joy Division. And New Order, Sonic Youth, Cramps...kind of right across the board, whatever…

— Jez Williams

I grew up listening to a lot of Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, Devo, all that stuff.

— Sir Mix-a-Lot

My entryway into hip-hop was - my biggest introduction was obviously like, you know, the Def Jam, Run D.M.C., Beastie Boys, like, that conglomerate.

— Neal Brennan

I feel like hip-hop is the new pop because it has a lot of influence because of our culture.

— Offset

I experienced Hip-Hop first-hand in the Bronx with the boys in New York; people like the Rock Steady Crew and The Dynamic Rockers, I…

— Goldie

Hip-hop music, in my opinion, is still very closed-minded, and if you're trying to do something that's too different, you get categorized as trying…

— Alexander Spit

If you look at any movement Hip Hop would be the most influential in the last maybe 15, 20 years.

— Pitbull

I'm a hip-hop fan.

— Steven Seagal

I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.

— Nas

I've been a fan of hip-hop for a really long time, and I still am.

— Jeremy Piven