“Well hip hop is basically the whole culture of the movement. There's the rap which is a form of hip hop culture. It could be breakdancing, freestyle dancing or whatever type of dancing that's happening now in the Black, Hispanic and White community.” WellsWholeFormCultureBlackCommunityWhiteMovementTypeHappeningsDancingHip HopRapHipsHopsHispanicFreestyleBreakdancing Author:Afrika Bambaataa
“I see that happening with hip hop purists now. Where you have an artist like a Kendrick [Lamar] or a Drake, who are really trying different things emotionally, different things musically, and on a mainstream level. And you have underground hip hop fans dissing it, for the simple fact that it's mainstream - not because what they're doing is whack, or what they're doing is not sincere.” TryingDifferentFactsArtistSimpleLevelsFansHappeningsHip HopHipsHopsDifferent ThingsSincereMainstreamTrying Different ThingsDissing Author:Talib Kweli
“It's easy for people to come in when they think you're in a hot moment of your life, but it's really nice also for people who believe in your work for the long term and are there not when something hip's happening at that moment.” PeopleThinkingBelieveLongMomentsEasyTermNiceHappeningsHotHipsLong TermThat MomentBelieve In YouReally Nice Author:Patricia Arquette
“There's certainly a lot of noise in the hip-hop world now [that] I don't pay active attention to, but to the extent that I represent some flavor of what's happening in hip-hop - it's subconscious.” WorldPayAttentionHappeningsHip HopActiveNoiseHipsHopsSubconsciousFlavor Author:Baratunde Thurston
“What's happening right now in the Hip Hop industry is that it is deeply affected by the general economy of America.” AmericaEconomyIndustryRight NowHappeningsHip HopHipsHopsAffected Author:RZA
“I know specifically me being somebody who has had most of my experiences within the black church, that's cultural... you gotta put on your church clothes when you got to church...and it's nothing wrong with that - that's absolutely fine! But I think what's happening to a new generation ,the hip hop generation, there's astigmatism, a feeling that I'm unwelcome.” ThinkingKnowsFeelingsBlackChurchGenerationsFineClothesHappeningsHip HopHipsHopsNew GenerationUnwelcomeBlack Church Author:LeCrae
“Dancing. Come on. You can do it. It's a lot like navigating through a laser grid. It requires rhythm.' He moved her hips to the beat of the distant music. 'And patience.' He spun her around slowly and back toward him. 'And it's only fun if you trust your partner.' The dip was so slow, so smooth that Kat didn't know it was happening until the world was already turned upside down and Hale's face was inches from her own. Count me in, Kat.' He squeezed her tighter. 'You should always count me in.” IfsKnowsWorldShouldFacesFunCan DoBeatsHappeningsDown AndMovedDancingPartnersRhythmHipsInchesSmoothYou Can Do ItUpside DownDipSpunGridsLasersHale Author:Ally Carter