Beauty Quote by Jason Reynolds

I was in high school and college as hip-hop was really sort of coming into its own as a, you know, creative force, as…

— Rick Famuyiwa

Hip-hop really saved me.

— Benny the Butcher

Hip-hop definitely saved my life. Being able to write about the things I was doing, the things I was seein' and all that stuff,…

— Joell Ortiz

I was kind of influenced by the hip-hop culture.

— Ichiro Suzuki

I realized the power of hip-hop. I realized how influential this music and this culture are.

— Nipsey Hussle

For those of us who grew in the early hip hop era, that music shaped us in a way to be in a position…

— Rick Famuyiwa

My greatest contribution to hip-hop was allowing the United States of America to know and understand exactly how far they reach, and how influential…

— Monie Love

Hip hop helped me learn about a whole bunch of American culture.

— Rich Brian

Hip-hop music was something I grew up with, it was something that I loved since I was a little kid, and it's something that…

— Ryan Lewis

Nineties hip-hop in particular really shaped what became the common pop cultural language that we all speak.

— Rick Famuyiwa

Hip-hop music was our life.

— Prodigy