Buried Quote by Ice T

I think that hip-hop is more of an individual effort. That means you're an artist from the streets, they expect you to rap about…

— Conor Oberst

Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days... that feel of music with urgency…

— Nas

After many years of hip-hop as a nation we should have the sophistication to accept that their are distinctions between the corporate manifestation of…

— Bakari Kitwana

Hip-hop is so saturated with the same old same old that people always expect the guy to actually be the guy. They want you…

— MF Doom

Hip-hop has permeated pop culture for decades. For a long time, though, it seemed to permeate it in a such a way that it…

— Adrian Younge

I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as…

— Quincy Jones

Most people think its sex, money, and drugs but Hip-Hop is about lyrics, storytelling, and everybody having a different style. That's just another idea…

— Rapsody

Hip-hop reflects the truth, and the problem is that hip-hop exposes a lot of the negative truth that society tries to conceal. It's a…

— Busta Rhymes

Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it might seem,…

— Russell Simmons

Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your music. If you're big enough,…

— Jay-Z

Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change.

— Doug E. Fresh

What's wrong with hip-hop is the system that controls the definition of it. There needs to be more balance on the airwaves.

— Saul Williams