Art Quote by Ice Cube

They thought we were just basically keeping ourselves underground on purpose. And it was just strange for people to approach music that way. And…

— Ice Cube

When Run DMC and all that starting poppin off, thats when we really took Hip-Hop to another level, as far as in our neighborhood.…

— Raekwon

As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.

— Ja Rule

We loved that form of music. We're all huge rap fans, so we just incorporated it.

— Charlie Benante

If you grew up in my generation, you're going to be influenced by Run DMC, the Beastie Boys and also listen to Metallica -…

— Vanilla Ice

I was into hip-hop, growing up early, so I loved Run DMC, LL Cool J, rappers.

— Redfoo

Even before the mainstream knew about P.O.D., we were going for several years underground. For me, those were the times where it really was…

— Sonny Sandoval

I don't listen to much rap outside of Run DMC and the Beasties, but then I'm pretty burned out on most new music.

— Jeff Hanneman

What made me love hip-hop was Run-D.M.C.

— Everlast

Why shouldn't rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess it's this old idea of containment - that…

— Saul Williams

Rap music started because they were bored of other music so they created something really new.

— Aesop Rock

There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta rap.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar