Asian Quote by KRS-One

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

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

Hip-hop in general is an amalgamation of different things.

— Everlast

Hip-hop in a lot of ways is like sports; when you go to a sports game, you see people from all ages, all ethnicities,…

— LeCrae

Hip-hop basically controls the world through fashion, through music, through language, through culture. It's basically running the world, no matter what anyone wants to…

— Prodigy

Well, I think that hip-hop is not just a music. It's really a culture and it's a way of life.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams

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

Hip-hop is all over the planet.

— Herbie Hancock

Hip hop is still strong. As an art form, music helps people express themselves, find meaning in their own lives and connect with their…

— Erik Parker

Hip Hop is an idea. It is the pursuit of one's authentic being through the arts. It is not a physical thing; it is…

— KRS-One

Hip-hop is a worldwide culture. We have permeated every urban environment.

— KRS-One