Art Quote by Pharoahe Monch

The thing about hip-hop is they always want to classify you as one particular artist, but hip-hop is about going outside the box and…

— Kendrick Lamar

I don't like to be considered a 'hip-hop mogul.' I don't know what that means.

— Damon Dash

Hip-hop is so much about character and caricature that people just see you as a character. Very rarely are you flesh and bone to…

— Questlove

As far as hip-hop is concerned, I'm no expert and rarely think consciously about how I "represent" hip-hop.

— Baratunde Thurston

I'm not hip-hop.

— Travis Scott

I don't get mentioned in too many things that deal with hip-hop, really, because I'm not really friends with anybody. Not in the way…

— Hopsin

Well, when you think music-wise, and if you hang with me or you see me or whatever, the average person will be like 'oh…

— Jlin

I never worry 'cause people always try to categorize me. "Oh, that's reggaeton." "Oh, he's a Latin rapper." "Oh, he's crunk." "Oh, he's a…

— Pitbull

The way you respect hip-hop is by being true to yourself.

— Lil Dicky

I'm just disillusioned with the hip-hop sound right now. It's too materialistic. You know, I'm the kind of guy ... I can't do that.…

— Ice T

I love hip-hop and you can't tell me I'm not a hip-hop artist.

— Derek Luke

People grapple with labeling me as hip-hop, R&B, or pop, and it's interesting to me. I'm just making music.

— SZA