--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It's like hip hop all over again, back in…" description: "\"It's like hip hop all over again, back in the '70s back in the Bronx, when it was just bubbling. But it's going to be huge.\" — Fat Joe" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aee/fat-joe-3437_bronx_it-s-like-hip-hop-all-over-again-back-in_237068.jpg" --- # It's like hip hop all over again, back in the '70s back in… ![“It's like hip hop all over again, back in the '70s back in the Bronx, when it was just bubbling. But it's going to be huge.” quote by Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aee/fat-joe-3437_bronx_it-s-like-hip-hop-all-over-again-back-in_237068.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aee/fat-joe-3437_bronx_it-s-like-hip-hop-all-over-again-back-in_237068.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aee/fat-joe-3437_bronx_it-s-like-hip-hop-all-over-again-back-in_237068.jpg) > “It's like hip hop all over again, back in the '70s back in the Bronx, when it was just bubbling. But it's going to be huge.” [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Hip hop is cyclical, reviving past styles to create massive future impact. **In simple terms:** Music repeats and grows. Key Takeaway Embrace past influences. Themes culture music history Mood nostalgic optimistic Type observational inspirational When to use this quote - music production - fashion trends - urban branding Key Concepts cyclical trends innovation Questions to Reflect On - How can we honor roots while innovating? - What cycles repeat today? A Different Perspective May overlook original context. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Bronx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bronx/) [Hip hop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hip-hop/) [Rapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rapper/) ## Related quotes > [I like hip-hop, I like yay music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zacky-vengeance/i-like-hip-hop-i-like-yay-music/) [Zacky Vengeance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zacky-vengeance/) > [Well I listened to mostly rock music, and I felt like hip hop was like an extension of rock music when it was done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-rubin/well-i-listened-to-mostly-rock-music-and-i-felt-like-hip-hop-was-like/) [Rick Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-rubin/) > [I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's like sweat, on people's backs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-miller/i-like-hip-hop-but-i-don-t-like-concerts-there-s-like-sweat-on-people/) [T. J. Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-miller/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/one-of-the-problems-with-hip-hop-is-lack-of-infrastructure-and-not/) [Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/) > [I like hip-hop music, but some of the lyrics make me want to cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-labelle/i-like-hip-hop-music-but-some-of-the-lyrics-make-me-want-to-cry/) [Patti LaBelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-labelle/) > [Hip-hop went through different stages, from the beginning in the streets of the Bronx, to the whole Tri-State area and then to the rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/afrika-bambaataa/hip-hop-went-through-different-stages-from-the-beginning-in-the/) [Afrika Bambaataa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/afrika-bambaataa/) > [That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/that-s-why-this-generation-is-the-least-racist-generation-ever-you/) [Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/) > [When I was growing up, there were so many things I thought were stylish. Jabo jeans, V Bombers, Clarks, Vikings, Nugget watches, Lee pants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swizz-beatz/when-i-was-growing-up-there-were-so-many-things-i-thought-were/) [Swizz Beatz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swizz-beatz/) > [As a little kid, I watched hip hop get created. 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We were 21, 22 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-schock/i-always-thought-oh-my-god-we-are-going-to-be-famous-we-re-going-to/) [Gina Schock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-schock/) > [I was so excited to audition for 'The Lord of the Rings,' I knew it was going to be huge. Maybe, by some small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aron-eisenberg/i-was-so-excited-to-audition-for-the-lord-of-the-rings-i-knew-it-was/) [Aron Eisenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aron-eisenberg/) > [When I did 'Percy Jackson,' people told me, 'Oh, you're going to be so famous... you're not going to be able to walk down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandra-daddario/when-i-did-percy-jackson-people-told-me-oh-you-re-going-to-be-so/) [Alexandra Daddario](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandra-daddario/) > [If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lance-armstrong/if-we-don-t-somehow-stem-the-tide-of-childhood-obesity-we-re-going-to/) [Lance Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lance-armstrong/) ## More by Fat Joe > [I have been Fat Joe since I was a kid. It's always been my name and always will be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/i-have-been-fat-joe-since-i-was-a-kid-it-s-always-been-my-name-and/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [There's no such thing as too much. If there's too much, then that's a great thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/there-s-no-such-thing-as-too-much-if-there-s-too-much-then-that-s-a/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [I love the quality of TIDAL. I appreciate what they're trying to do and what they're trying to accomplish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/i-love-the-quality-of-tidal-i-appreciate-what-they-re-trying-to-do/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [I love owning my masters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/i-love-owning-my-masters/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [I'm trying to work, be diverse and multi-talented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/i-m-trying-to-work-be-diverse-and-multi-talented/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [Fat Joe ain't out here trying to battle-rap everybody in the world. That's not what I'm about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/fat-joe-ain-t-out-here-trying-to-battle-rap-everybody-in-the-world/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [I make hit records. I make hit records to motivate the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/i-make-hit-records-i-make-hit-records-to-motivate-the-people/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [It feels like Gangstarr is the purest group in hip-hop. They was shooting videos on the beach in the winter when the water was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/it-feels-like-gangstarr-is-the-purest-group-in-hip-hop-they-was/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [See, me, I don't run away. During my successes or my failures, I put it on me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/see-me-i-don-t-run-away-during-my-successes-or-my-failures-i-put-it/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [As a little kid, I watched hip hop get created. So it's an honour for me to represent the Bronx, the motherland of hip…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/as-a-little-kid-i-watched-hip-hop-get-created-so-it-s-an-honour-for/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [“Real G's do real things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/real-g-s-do-real-things/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [I would love to coach. I'm not saying I'm qualified to do it in the N.B.A., but I would love to try.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/i-would-love-to-coach-i-m-not-saying-i-m-qualified-to-do-it-in-the-n/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [I could battle rap forever, but it's a joke to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/i-could-battle-rap-forever-but-it-s-a-joke-to-me/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [Latinos finally have a genre of music that represents them, and they're supporting reggaeton in such huge numbers that people can't help but notice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/latinos-finally-have-a-genre-of-music-that-represents-them-and-they/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) > [To be slandered the way I get slandered is really uncalled for, but life goes on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fat-joe/to-be-slandered-the-way-i-get-slandered-is-really-uncalled-for-but/) [Fat Joe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) [Explore all 131 Fat Joe quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fat-joe/) ## More Bronx quotes > [My own style influences have to do with where I grew up, in the Bronx, and I still like to wear bangles and big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-lopez/my-own-style-influences-have-to-do-with-where-i-grew-up-in-the-bronx/) [Jennifer Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-lopez/) > [I was haunted always by my other life-my drab room in the Bronx, my square foot of the subway, my fixation upon the day's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/i-was-haunted-always-by-my-other-life-my-drab-room-in-the-bronx-my/) [F. 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