American Quote by Rich Brian

Hip hop helped me learn about a whole bunch of American culture.

— Rich Brian

I was kind of influenced by the hip-hop culture.

— Ichiro Suzuki

You start learning English in fifth grade. I was 12. But even before then I was listening to American music. My neighbor was a…

— Ivica Zubac

I grew up speaking English and Spanish. I grew up moving from country to country due to political, governmental, and social issues and just…

— Cristian Machado

Music came first and I started to jam with people I couldn't communicate in their language. Then, because I could make friends thanks to…

— Hiromi

I was in high school and college as hip-hop was really sort of coming into its own as a, you know, creative force, as…

— Rick Famuyiwa

I was, like, 12 or 13; the first hip hop song I tried to rapping to was Macklemore's 'Thrift Shop,' and my English was…

— Rich Brian

I grew up in the suburbs, and I listened to hip-hop for the right reasons, which was to understand a culture that was beyond…

— Jensen Karp

I was obsessed with American hip-hop as a teenager.

— Zoe Buckman

Hip-hop was the culture that I grew up with; I am part of this culture.

— Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Nineties hip-hop in particular really shaped what became the common pop cultural language that we all speak.

— Rick Famuyiwa

I grew up in a household listening to hip-hop music.

— Candace Owens