Fitzgerald coined the phrase the 'Jazz Age,' and now we're living in the Hip-Hop Age. Votes: 3
Baz LuhrmannThe motto goes: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll. I prefer: Love, Hugs and Hip-Hop Soul. Votes: 3
Daniel DumileWhen you talk about rap you have to understand that rap is part of the Hip-Hop culture. Votes: 3
Afrika BambaataaI am one of the founders of Hip-Hop along with my brothers Kool DJ Herc and Grandmaster Flash. Votes: 3
Afrika BambaataaHip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music. Votes: 2
Missy ElliottHip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood. Votes: 0
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious FiveWe're rhyming; we're carrying the banner representing hardcore hip-hop to the death. Votes: 0
Immortal TechniqueThe first rap record came out in '79, but hip-hop began in '69. Votes: 0
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious FiveThere's a number of hip-hop artists who are highly talented but politically retrograde. Votes: 0
Cornel WestThroughout hip-hop people have been putting different elements with different types of music. Votes: 0
Girl TalkOne of the things that's really the cornerstone of '90s hip-hop is sampling. Votes: 0
Cheo Hodari CokerI don't even listen to hip-hop anymore. All my friends are white and over 40. Votes: 0
Karrine Steffans[Moses] is obsessed with hip-hop and wanted a gold chain like his uncle Jay-Z. Votes: 0
Gwyneth PaltrowI believe hip hop is being used in some mass way to influence underachievement. Votes: 0
CeeLo GreenThere are plenty of people who are, I think, completely racist who love hip-hop. Votes: 0
David ByrneHip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music. Votes: 0
Missy ElliotI like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's like sweat, on people's backs. Votes: 0
T. J. MillerI don't take modern hip-hop as real. It's entertaining, it's fake, like James Bond. Votes: 0
Emmanuel JalI grew up around salsa, merengue, bachata, bass music, freestyle, hip-hop, techno, house, rave. Votes: 0
PitbullHip-hop was the culture that I grew up with; I am part of this culture. Votes: 0
Ali Shaheed MuhammadI'm not a poster boy for misogyny and I don't think hip-hop should be either. Votes: 0
Bakari KitwanaAll music now is influenced by Hip Hop. It's so deeply ingrained in the culture. Votes: 0
Aeriel MirandaI think there's too much of the wrong type of influences that stem from hip-hop. Votes: 0
Vince StaplesI love hip-hop; I love Sleigh Bells. I also love classical music and musical theater. Votes: 0
Tatiana MaslanyI know about hip-hop culture, whether it's graffiti writing or DJ-ing or being an MC. Votes: 0
Josh PeckI wake up hip-hop, Go to sleep hip-hop, Dream 'bout hip-hop, 'Cause I AM HIP-HOP. Votes: 0
Joell OrtizWith dance, it's about education. I'm teaching a lot. I teach the foundations of hip-hop. Votes: 0
Stephen BossHip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles. Votes: 0
Aloe BlaccThe principles of true hip-hop have been forsaken, It's all contractual and about money makin'. Votes: 0
Black ThoughtHip Hop has become real constrained. The creative juices and creative flows have been diminished. Votes: 0
Grandmaster FlashThere shouldn't be any violence in hip-hop. You're getting free clothes. Basically, it's free money. Votes: 0
DMXPeople can look to me as a teacher, but I consider myself a student of hip-hop. Votes: 0
Doug E. FreshHip Hop will always have a lane of its own, for those that appreciate the culture. Votes: 0
Iceberg SlimHopefully, we learn to appreciate hip-hop here so that it doesn't go the way of jazz. Votes: 0
Talib KweliWhen I think of influential females in hip-hop, my mind goes to Foxy Brown, hands down. Votes: 0
Action BronsonI dabble in hip-hop, but my knowledge is so minimal, it's not even worth talking about. Votes: 0
Jack TatumI have a very family-like connection to hip-hop, which is why it frustrates me so much. Votes: 0
Saul WilliamsHip-hop has done more damage to black and brown people than racism in the last 10 years, Votes: 0
Geraldo RiveraUltimately I am happy that everybody is embracing hip hop and the sounds from the streets. Votes: 0
Ice TThere's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible. Votes: 0
Wyclef JeanI wanna be selective... very selective. Right now, hip-hop's very boring to me. It's no excitement. Votes: 0
TimbalandThe world that I come from is the world of raves, hip-hop clubs, and rock and roll. Votes: 0
MatisyahuTo me, hip hop will never be right until female rappers have a stronger voice in it. Votes: 0
Queen LatifahBlues, rock and hip hop are more about a lifestyle and culture than notes on a page. Votes: 0
Jake ShimabukuroThe 'king of hip hop' is always the poster child for capitalism, no matter who it is. Votes: 0
Immortal TechniqueI realize I look very hip hop but I'm really more emo with a definite Brazilian flavor. Votes: 0
Jim GaffiganThis is hip-hop. If you've got something you want to rap about, just rap about it, man. Votes: 0
YelawolfLaugh now, cry later: this is the karma. Hip-hop never died, it's just sick of the drama. Votes: 0
CormegaI'm a total hip-hop geek. That's my favorite kind of music to listen to while getting ready. Votes: 0
Zoey DeutchI started dancing when I was 3 in Toledo, Ohio, and started hip-hop dancing at the age of 7. Votes: 0
Alyson StonerEveryone has the notion that hip-hop is messy and loose, but there's also another level to it. Votes: 0
Laurieann GibsonI'm gonna be the first hip-hop designer and because of that I'm gonna be bigger than Wal-Mart. Votes: 0
Kanye WestI am proud of the hip hop generation. They are good business people and, actually, good people. Votes: 0
Nikki GiovanniHip-hop took some lessons from rock 'n' roll, and rock 'n' roll took some lessons from hip-hop. Votes: 0
Russell SimmonsIt's odd to see a black person painting his nails in Miami, especially in the hip-hop community. Votes: 0
SpaceGhostPurrpEvery word I utter for hip hop lovers Will reflect forever like two mirrors facing each other... Votes: 0
CanibusHip-hop is interesting, but American pop music doesn't have the kind of diversity that the UK does. Votes: 0
Casey SpoonerI have always touched on different genres whether it has been hip-hop, country and the rock element. Votes: 0
Kid RockFor me the top music though has to be Rock or Hip Hop and artists like Kanye West. Votes: 0
Steve PurdyHip hop is kinda funny because the further you get into it the more at risk you are. Votes: 0
Mic GeronimoYou have this ability in hip hop to be invincibly cool, and that is a part of G-Eazy. Votes: 0
G-EazyI make soul music for hip-hop heads. It's music I'd want to sample if I were a rapper. Votes: 0
Mayer HawthorneI get freedom out of hip-hop. I get to be a true artist without any shackles or harnesses. Votes: 0
Ice CubeIf Hip Hop has the ability to corrupt young minds, it also has the ability to Uplift them. Votes: 0
KRS-OneWould the Element be a car for people who like hip-hop, or for people waiting for a hip-op? Votes: 0
James MayI live or die for hip-hop and it's a beautiful form but you're a writer first and foremost. Votes: 0
Kate TempestTo be hip-hop is much more than just rapping in the production. It is more in the attitude. Votes: 0
QuestloveI love the sounds of Latin jazz, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, all that stuff. I'm a radio kid. Votes: 0
Mario VazquezRight now I'm taking a break from hip-hop documentaries. But I would do it if things lined up. Votes: 0
Michael RapaportIf you can make the hits, then you won't be an Internet rapper anymore. It's good for hip-hop. Votes: 0
DonnisI played a little bit of everything. I got Ace of Bass, hip-hop songs, and dance hall [music]. Votes: 0
Theophilus LondonHip-hop has never had boundaries - the more adventurous it is, the more popular it seems to be. Votes: 0
Ariel RechtshaidI still love old-school hip-hop, but there hasn't been a lot that I've taken from the new stuff. Votes: 0
Kid RockIf you look at any movement Hip Hop would be the most influential in the last maybe 15, 20 years. Votes: 0
PitbullI don't know, I feel like as time has gone on, hip-hop has become really redundant and repetitive. Votes: 0
Angel HazeI love pop music just as much as I like rap music, or ill-ass hip-hop music, or rock music. Votes: 0
DonnisMy favorite era of hip-hop was between '85-'89. That was the era that got me to love hip-hop. Votes: 0
El-PI can dance. I like hip hop and stuff and jazz movements, but I'm horrible in ballet. I tried. Votes: 0
Keke PalmerHip-hop is mostly what I listen to, other than jazz. I've given up on pop music and indie rock. Votes: 0
Jess RowNotorious B.I.G. was one of my favorites. I started getting into hip-hop around the Bad Boy era. Votes: 0
Big SeanHip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change. Votes: 0
Doug E. FreshHip hop's got 30 years of history and we wanted to show that. A lot of us grew up with it. Votes: 0
Axel AlonsoI think hip-hop has more to do with rock and roll. Kanye West is, in many ways, a rock artist. Votes: 0
Ian AstburyI love hip-hop and soul, but I desperately want to challenge it and see what I can bring to it. Votes: 0
Seinabo SeyI think a lot of people can learn from listening to hip hop. It ain't always about beats and rhymes. Votes: 0
RaekwonI'm still a hip-hop producer. I never put a label on what I can do as a producer or a DJ. Votes: 0
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