“I know about hip-hop culture, whether it's graffiti writing or DJ-ing or being an MC.” KnowsWritingCultureHip HopHipsHopsDjsGraffiti Author:Josh Peck
“I heard Q-Tip on the Jungle Brothers' song 'The Promo.' It was very exciting. It was very new. The music and the culture around hip-hop was evolving. I think there's an emotional quality to their music and there's a vulnerability to the music. For me, A Tribe Called Quest was my Beatles.” ThinkingSongCultureQualityHeardEmotionalBrotherExcitingHip HopHipsEvolveVulnerabilityHopsQuestsTribesJungleTribe Called Quest Author:Michael Rapaport
“There's a small group of guys in hip-hop that really have money. The whole culture talks about money, but it's a small group that actually has it.” WholeGuyCultureGroupsHip HopHipsHopsSmall Groups Author:Curtis Jackson
“White people couldn't do black music back in the day because they weren't funky or bad enough. They weren't from the ghettoes, but hip-hop and R&B changed all of that because white kids want to be down with it. They wanted to learn it so they studied the culture. It's kind of a cool thing because we shouldn't be so separate.” PeopleWantKindEnoughKidsWantedCultureBlackWhiteChangedHip HopHipsHopsCool ThingsBack In The DayFunkyBlack Music Author:Narada Michael Walden
“As minorities, it is always our dream to merge our cultures and showcase to the world the talent that comes from both Latin music and Hip-Hop, .. I hope that together,we can create a new cultural movement that unites these audiences.” WorldDreamTogetherCultureAudienceTalentMovementHip HopHipsMinoritiesHopsLatinOur DreamsShowcaseTogether We CanLatin Music Author:Emilio Estefan
“For me, growing up in hip-hop culture, it's all about having the next style, the new fashion, the new way to express yourself, the fly new beat. I can't sit still; I have no nostalgia. I don't have to have nostalgia.” WayStillsI CanCultureNextGrowing UpGrowingFashionStyleBeatsHip HopNostalgiaHipsHopsNew WaysExpress Yourself Author:El-P
“Everyone who raps isn't hip-hop. To be hip-hop, you've got to know the culture. You got to know the history.” KnowsCultureHip HopRapHipsHops Author:Ice T
“The moment I made that decision to get in the studio and actually work and study the culture of hip-hop, then everything just started to open up and blossom for me.” MadeMomentsCultureDecisionStudyHip HopStudiosHipsHops Author:Kendrick Lamar
“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
“Hip hop - it's an art form but it's a culture as well. You grow up in the culture and you never leave it. It's a style of dress; it's a way of thought. I always grew up in the culture, and it was part of who I was and I carried it into every world I was in.” WorldWayWellsArtFormCultureGrowsGrowing UpStyleGrewGrew UpDressesHip HopHipsHops Author:LeCrae
“Hip-hop and being a pro athlete go hand in hand. When they come together, it's a win, not just for your business brand but also for culture.” HandsTogetherCultureWinningAthleteHip HopBrandsHipsHopsHand In HandPro Athlete Author:Kendrick Lamar
“For me, hip-hop culture is involved in everything - it's in me, in who I am, in how I dress, how I talk. It's in my son and my wife.” CultureWifeSonInvolvedDressesHip HopMy WifeWho I AmHipsHopsMy Son Author:Chris Paul
“Ballet was exactly what I was searching for, but my environment definitely made me the dancer and the person that I am today. And the Hip-Hop culture was a big part of it.” PersonsMadeBigsTodayCultureEnvironmentHip HopHipsDancerHopsBallet Author:Misty Copeland
“Hip-hop as a culture itself goes through stages. It grows - it's breathing, living. I've noticed that we usually start off conscious, then we wind up very highly sexual, and then we thug it out. Then things get a little funny again, with comedy and that kind of thing.” KindLittlesCultureGrowsComedyStageWindConsciousHip HopHipsBreathingHopsThug Author:KRS-One
“I think that hip-hop should be spelled with a capital "H," and as one word. It's the name of our black people culture, and it's the name of our identity and consciousness. I think hip-hop is not a product, but a culture. I think rap is a product, but when hip-hop becomes a product, that's slavery, because you're talking about people's souls. To me, that's the biggest problem.” PeopleThinkingShouldSoulProblemCultureNamesBlackConsciousnessTalkingIdentityProductsSlaveryHip HopRapHipsHopsBlack PeopleOne Word Author:KRS-One
“I think that all journalists, specifically print journalists, have a responsibility to educate the public. When you handle a culture's intellectual property, like journalists do, you have a responsibility not to tear it down, but to raise it up. The depiction of rap and of hip-hop culture in the media, I think, is one that needs more of a responsible approach from journalists.” ThinkingNeedsCultureResponsibilityMediaTearsApproachIntellectualResponsibleRaisesPropertyHip HopRapHandleHipsJournalistHopsPrintEducateIntellectual PropertyDepiction Author:KRS-One
“If I were to critique myself - step out of KRS objectively and look at him - I would say that KRS has introduced the concept of being hip-hop, not just doing it. The concept of rap as something we do, while hip-hop is something we live. The concept of living a culture. Don't just look at hip-hop as rap music, see it as a culture.” IfsLooksCultureStepsConceptsHip HopRapHipsHopsCritiqueRap Music Author:KRS-One
“What's bad for the culture is wack rappers that get held in high regard like they're some great thing because it's the flavor of the month, but everybody knows they can't rap. I don't think it's hard, even for somebody who's not hip-hop, to know that that's not good. When you put them up against somebody that can really rhyme, you go, "Okay, I get it. This is what it should sound like."” ThinkingKnowsShouldHardCultureSoundMonthsOkayRegardHip HopRapGreat ThingsHipsHopsRapperRhymeFlavorFlavor Of The Month Author:Ice T
“Hip-hop is a competition culture. It's based around, "My DJ is better than you. My graffiti artist is better than you."” ArtistCultureCompetitionHip HopHipsHopsBetter Than YouDjsGraffitiGraffiti Artist Author:Ice T