Black americans Quote by Jamaal Bowman

Hip-hop has done so much for racial relations, and I don't think it's given the proper credit. It has changed America immensely. I'm going…

— Jay-Z

Hip hop music is important precisely because it sheds light on contemporary politics, history, and race. At its best, hip hop gives voice to…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Hip hop culture has done more for race relations in American than anything since Martin Luther King. And I really believe that.

— Steve Stoute

Hip Hop offers new ways of seeing and understanding what it means to be black at this pivotal time in history.

— Todd Boyd

Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America…

— Prince

We're a direct mirror of the audience, and that shows how hip-hop has expanded. It's no longer just an urban thing, and it's no…

— Taboo

The only reason I've been so critical of hip-hop is because I've always been aware of the effect that it has, and the reflection…

— Saul Williams

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

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

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

It is my hope that as we commemorate Black History Month in the future, we will continue to celebrate the many achievements and rich…

— Eliot Engel

Hip-hop has done more for race relations than most cultural icons; and I say save Martin Luther King, because his 'I Have A Dream'…

— Jay-Z