Art Quote by Kendrick Lamar

The world that I am coming from, hip-hop, is so regurgitated and repetitive that some people are used to that and they don't want…

— Kid Cudi

I think when people say 'real hip-hop,' they want it more buried in the streets. They want it more connected to the streets and…

— Ice T

Hip-hop is always moving. It's always looking for the next style; it's always trying to one-up the last person.

— El-P

Some of the hip-hop stuff people get into is exciting, because there's a passion and there's something to explain to a more mainstream audience,…

— Cameron Crowe

Hip-hop as a culture itself goes through stages. It grows - it's breathing, living. I've noticed that we usually start off conscious, then we…

— KRS-One

I think that's one thing that hinders hip-hop and I think when everybody tries to be the same... That's why people look at the…

— Fabolous

The younger generation of hip-hop artists believes in doing something irreverent, inventing a new style. That's all it's about.

— Kodie Shane

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

Some artists are definitely trying to do different styles. Some, not a lot. But even from what you've seen [of] Outkast, Kanye West, and…

— Will Ferrell

Throughout hip-hop people have been putting different elements with different types of music.

— Girl Talk

Here's the thing... when people start making music, they start borrowing styles from other people, because that's what you do. You start by recreating…

— Benny Blanco