Eras Quote by El-P

I would have to be traditional and say that my favorite era of hip-hop was between '85-'89. That was the era that got me…

— El-P

I'm not in that state of mind that I was back in '86 - hip-hop is not in that state of mind that it…

— Rakim

The early '90s was the best time for hip-hop. The Cube's, the Snoop's, the Dre's - that was a golden time with great music,…

— DJ Yella

Hip-hop has taken a lot of different routes throughout the years, man. I've been around since 1986.

— Rakim

Hip-hop was the music that actually got me excited about it and the actual prospect of performing. I think I loved music from an…

— Rag'n'Bone Man

Every ten years, we get a new old school. In 1987, we thought 1977 was the best era in hip-hop. Here we are in…

— KRS-One

I've always loved hip-hop, since I was a kid, that's the music that I loved. I think everyone of our generation kind of fantasized…

— Joaquin Phoenix

You know, my era of DJing was the 90s. I think that was one of the best eras of music, period. From dancehall to…

— Lil Jon

Hip hop was definitely, far and away, the primary influence for at least 10 years of my life. From about 7 or 8 on…

— Alex Ebert

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

— Ed Sheeran

My era was '90s Carhartt-and-Timberlands hip-hop. That's my rock n' roll.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

What I particularly liked about Nineties hip hop was it had a certain reverence for the groove that I hadn't been hearing in a…

— Michael McDonald