Enemy Quote by Mr. Lif

I loved hip-hop. The first stuff I heard was Public Enemy, and I couldn't believe it. It was amazing, and I've always loved hip-hop.

— Joaquin Phoenix

Hip-hop is really standoffish. It's really competitive and it's really about who's number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.

— Nas

Hip-hop is all over the planet.

— Herbie Hancock

Hip-hop has been the guiding light of my life as a musician and a music fan. It's the one common thread through all of…

— James Vincent McMorrow

As far as hip hop, I ain't even gonna front, it was 'Rapper's Delight.' That was the first thing I heard where I was…

— Madlib

I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when…

— Noel Gallagher

Hip hop is the way it is because of America.

— Dizzee Rascal

Hip-Hop got turned into Hit Pop, The second a record was number one on the pop charts. But don't skip on the heart, it…

— MC Serch

Hip-hop belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's one of the most radical, revolutionary and reactionary music there is.

— Steve Miller

What I'm aiming to do within hip-hop is to point out that the music itself is powerful; it reaches so many people.

— Saul Williams

It's hard to have a boom-bap hip hop record that goes No. 1 in the country.

— Fat Joe

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