Bronx Quote by Jay-Z

The problem is, authentic hip-hop culture is street culture. And so you've got middle-class blacks really emulating the norms of the South Bronx, which…

— Thomas Chatterton Williams

Hip-hop went through different stages, from the beginning in the streets of the Bronx, to the whole Tri-State area and then to the rest…

— Afrika Bambaataa

It's not just in The Bronx or in the ghettos or even just America. It's worldwide. Who knows, it could be some aliens on…

— Fabolous

Hip-hop originated from the Bronx specifically; that means everything. I'm down the block from where hip-hop was born and raised, so I'm glad I…

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie

So you think that hip-hop had it's start out in Queensbridge, If you popped that junk up in the Bronx you might not live.

— Anonymous

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 can be a very closed-off community. Sometimes these barriers are demographic but it can be musical, too.

— Prefuse 73

Socially, hip-hop has done more for racial camaraderie in this country than any one thing. 'Cause guys like me, my kids - everyone under…

— Michael Rapaport

Hip hop started in NY so it's important that New Yorkers realise that to talk about NY music and its sound should not be…

— Nas

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 a worldwide culture. We have permeated every urban environment.

— KRS-One

I experienced Hip-Hop first-hand in the Bronx with the boys in New York; people like the Rock Steady Crew and The Dynamic Rockers, I…

— Goldie