Country Quote by Ice Cube

Hip-hop culture is probably one of the most powerful things to come out of America in a long time - everything from the music…

— will.i.am

Hip-hop has crossed many boundaries and racial barriers, broken them down for people to come together, to listen to the music or come out…

— Afrika Bambaataa

Hip hop is the way it is because of America.

— Dizzee Rascal

Hip hop has always been, for us, for artists who are pure to the craft - any place overseas, whether it's Australia, any place…

— Talib Kweli

Hip-hop is a worldwide culture. We have permeated every urban environment.

— KRS-One

Hip-hop is all over the planet.

— Herbie Hancock

I've always felt that because I'm from Cleveland, which isn't recognised as a place for hip-hop, I needed to step it up if I…

— Kid Cudi

The borders and boundaries of hip-hop have been broken all over the world. There's a great scene everywhere you go.

— Shane Bunting

We need to support the people who are making real hip-hop.

— Redman

We gotta let hip-hop grow. We gotta let it go through its different phases throughout the different places that's accepting it.

— Rakim

I'm here to inspire young people to be part of the most magnificent culture on earth: hip-hop.

— KRS-One

Hip-hop is huge in Canada, in Australia - everywhere.

— Taboo