Anything Quote by Raekwon

We need to support the people who are making real hip-hop.

— Redman

No matter what part of the country you come from, you can always come together to make groundbreaking hip-hop.

— Ice Cube

I'm here to inspire young people to be part of the most magnificent culture on earth: hip-hop.

— KRS-One

I expect the hip-hop audience to be avant garde. I want them to be where I'm at or beyond where I'm at.

— Nas

This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry.

— Young Thug

“There is genuine Hip Hop; a message that connects, rocks a crowd, and motivates a people and then there is what is left... instead…

— Johnnie Dent Jr

Every generation wants that real hip-hop. And I've always been able to bring that.

— Rakim

To have mentors and moguls like Russell Simmons and Chuck D pushing me forward and empowering my movement makes me all the more eager…

— Lazarus of Bethany

That's probably the key to our success and our longevity, sticking to our formula and what we do best, the hardcore Mobb Deep sound,…

— Prodigy

So few hip-hop artists have ever advanced. Their songs on their seventh, eighth albums sound exactly like the songs on their first album. More…

— Kanye West

I'd like to see people pay attention to the science of hip hop. The knowledge part, the political side of what hip hop could…

— Afrika Bambaataa

I've always felt that because I'm from Cleveland, which isn't recognised as a place for hip-hop, I needed to step it up if I…

— Kid Cudi