America Quote by Ice Cube

I saw New York differently after being in Paris for a few years.

— William Klein

In my mind, New York was the place where they had the underground rap shows and I could get in on some ciphers and…

— J. Cole

The fashion and the rap go hand in hand with New York City.

— Dave East

New York is responsible for bringing that raw, that real gritty hip-hop, because we... originated it.

— Rakim

The band couldn't have happened anywhere else in the world but New York. That was the catalyst.

— Jan Hammer

In 1977, hip-hop literally wasn't outside the boroughs. But I was profoundly aware of the city through films like Saturday Night Fever, The French…

— Baz Luhrmann

I think what sets a New York rapper apart from other rappers from other places is just being from New York.

— Dave East

“My conception of New York City came from rap music. I envisioned it as a place where people shot each other on the street…

— Ishmael Beah

As far as Hip Hop Manhattan was after the Bronx.

— Kool Moe Dee

New York was my first stop after school because I thought Los Angeles would be too much of culture shock.

— Matthew Bomer

When I first got to Los Angeles, hip-hop music was a scary thing not only to white America but to middle-class black America.

— The D.O.C

New York has inspired more remarkable music than any other city I can think of.

— Moby