Artist Quote by Wale

Hip-hop reflects the truth, and the problem is that hip-hop exposes a lot of the negative truth that society tries to conceal. It's a…

— Busta Rhymes

What I miss is a time when hip-hop music had integrity; there was some kind of message. Not in all the music, because it's…

— Xzibit

Anytime I hear songs that are so honest, whether they make the person who's singing it look good or not, there's a level of…

— Andy Grammer

I get upset when people knock hip-hop, because I can absolutely see the musicality in it. These days, when I'm listening to records by…

— Elton John

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

— Lil Dicky

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

Well, we have to realize the truth about the person who is a hip-hop insider. Most of these people are not really insiders. They…

— MC Hammer

Everyone has the notion that hip-hop is messy and loose, but there's also another level to it.

— Laurieann Gibson

People so obsessed with being real in hip-hop because they don't want people to think that they're lying.

— Tee Grizzley

I would describe my music as very honest. I just rap about myself, and not in a narcissistic way. I feel like I have…

— Saweetie

In my opinion, some of the hip-hop records that come out, people are willing to compromise. I'm not.

— Dr. Dre

I think I'm just trying to be myself and write songs that are honest. That's what I hear in artist's that I like.

— Michael Gungor