Black Quote by Mos Def

Every musician tries to blend in some reggae. It's the only music that brings all people together, different races, different religions.

— Burning Spear

Reggae music don't really focus on one thing, you know. If reggae music is speaking about the struggle of people, and the suffering, it…

— Burning Spear

Music is the very cement that has not just held the black community together but holds black selves together in a fundamental sense.

— Cornel West

Black people's music is in a class by itself and always has been. There's nothing like it. The reason for that is because it…

— Toni Morrison

…the popular music of Jamaica, the music of the people, is an essentially experiential music, not merely in the sense that the people experience…

— Linton Kwesi Johnson

Jamaican music can be aggressive, soulful, smooth and exciting all at once - just like hip-hop. At the same time, there's nothing like Jamaica…

— Nas

When you're in Jamaica, unless you're in a tourist spot, you don't hear Bob Marley; you mostly hear dance hall music.

— Michael Franti

Bob Marley was one of my favourite artists. He sang politically conscious lyrics, yet he sang love songs, too.

— Gregory Isaacs

This music is about struggle. Reggae is a vehicle to carry a message of freedom and peace.

— Bob Marley

Even though it's called Music Of Black Origin, it's not just music for black people. Music is for everybody. I think it's good that…

— Alesha Dixon

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

I listened to a lot of Jamaican vibes growing up. A lot of Bob Marley, Shabba Ranks, but also, Lil Wayne and Tupac.

— NLE Choppa