“The competitive nature of hip-hop culture has always had battling involved with it. So you battle with the other artist but not necessarily in business and everywhere else.” ArtistCultureInvolvedBattleHip HopHipsHops Author:Curtis Jackson
“There's always going to be space for battle in hip hop. For competition. It's just an inseparable part of the game.” GamesSpaceBattleCompetitionHip HopHipsHopsInseparable Author:Nas
“I had to battle it out with all the usual suspects and whatnot and go to the callback. I was lucky that (writer-director) John (Levine) and I were sort of these two white-boy hip-hop-heads from New York. I think that alone got me in the door.” ThinkingTwoWhiteBoysDoorsNew YorkBattleLuckyDirectorsHip HopHipsHopsSuspectsUsualCallbacks Author:Josh Peck
“The battle thing is very important in hip-hop, but at the same time, I want to sit down and have a beer and listen to Rakim.” WantImportantBattleDown AndHip HopHipsBeerHops Author:Pharoahe Monch
“I've been watching battle rap since that time period when Cassidy was hot, Murda Mook and Lux first when at it. That was a very pivotal time in hip-hop.” FirstsPeriodsBattleHotHip HopRapHipsHopsPivotalTime Periods Author:Ab-Soul
“Hip-hop used to be about battles, beatboxing and breakdancing. All they get exposed to now is the negative stuff.” UsedStuffBattleNegativeHip HopUsed To BeHipsHopsExposedBreakdancing Author:Houston Alexander