All music now is influenced by Hip Hop. It's so deeply ingrained in the culture. Votes: 3
Aeriel MirandaHip Hop has become real constrained. The creative juices and creative flows have been diminished. Votes: 3
Grandmaster FlashHip Hop will always have a lane of its own, for those that appreciate the culture. Votes: 3
Iceberg SlimFitzgerald coined the phrase the 'Jazz Age,' and now we're living in the Hip-Hop Age. Votes: 3
Baz LuhrmannHopefully, we learn to appreciate hip-hop here so that it doesn't go the way of jazz. Votes: 3
Talib KweliThe motto goes: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll. I prefer: Love, Hugs and Hip-Hop Soul. Votes: 3
Daniel DumileJesus works on Sundays, Hop. Want a direct line, time to haul your biker ass to church. Votes: 3
Kristen AshleyWhen you talk about rap you have to understand that rap is part of the Hip-Hop culture. Votes: 3
Afrika BambaataaFor me the top music though has to be Rock or Hip Hop and artists like Kanye West. Votes: 3
Steve PurdyIf Hip Hop has the ability to corrupt young minds, it also has the ability to Uplift them. Votes: 3
KRS-OneI am one of the founders of Hip-Hop along with my brothers Kool DJ Herc and Grandmaster Flash. Votes: 3
Afrika BambaataaIf you look at any movement Hip Hop would be the most influential in the last maybe 15, 20 years. Votes: 3
PitbullUltimately I am happy that everybody is embracing hip hop and the sounds from the streets. Votes: 2
Ice TIt's always been a luxury to be able to hop a plane to Paris, to Venice, to the Grand Canyon. Votes: 2
Nancy GibbsHip-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 ElliottHip-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 KitwanaI think there's too much of the wrong type of influences that stem from hip-hop. Votes: 0
Vince StaplesI have tried being surreal, but my frogs hop right back into their realistic ponds. Votes: 0
Mason CooleyI 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 ThoughtThere 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. FreshWhen 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 RiveraThere'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
TimbalandIf my heart grows any fonder, it's going to hop out of my chest and into yours. Votes: 0
Olivia CunningThe 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 RockMy dream was always to hop up on stage in front of my fans every night and perform. Votes: 0
Avril LavigneHip 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 CubeWould 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 RockI 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 SeyTaking the leap felt appropriate. Only it wasn't just a short hop. It was a full plunge off a cliff. Votes: 0
Maya BanksI 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
A-TrakOnly write to me, write to me, I love to see the hop and skip and sudden starts of your ink. Votes: 0
A. S. ByattHow you act, walk, look and talk is all part of Hip Hop culture. And the music is colorless. Hip Hop music is made from Black, brown, yellow, red and white. Votes: 4 Afrika Bambaataa
There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible. Votes: 2 Wyclef Jean
Pitbull is great with brands. Endorsements with hip-hop artists work because hip-hop artists typically set the most trends... It's every brand's goal to be seen in the mainstream, and hip-hop music has become mainstream music. Votes: 4 Adam Kluger
The beautiful thing about hip-hop is it's like an audio collage. You can take any form of music and do it in a hip-hop way and it'll be a hip-hop song. That's the only music you can do that with. Votes: 2 Talib Kweli