“It ain't this big I, little You. Music is to be shared. Music is not a hustle. [Hip hop's become] cultural stripmining [by the major labels]. Some people get into this music to make a killing but music is a way to make a living.” PeopleWayLittlesBigsMajorsMusic IsKillingHip HopHipsLabelsHopsHustle Author:Chuck D
“Hip-Hop's cultural movement is much larger than the corporate representation. The images most of hip-hop's critics point to are those manufactured by major corporations whether on television, via Viacom, or on the radio, via Radio One and Clear Channel.” ClearMovementTelevisionMajorsCriticsHip HopRadioHipsCorporateCorporationsHopsRepresentation Author:Bakari Kitwana
“It's a hell of a relief. Especially for a dude like me who is so hands on and I like to pretty much all the way hip-hop. So it's difficult when you're dealing with the majors.” WayHandsDifficultHellMajorsHip HopLike MeHipsReliefHops Author:Styles P
“I just got a chance to see strong tenacity and a desire to be on top from some young women who have never seen six, seven women signed at a time to major record labels. But they believe that they can put their footprint in hip hop in a major way.” WayBelieveYoungDesireStrongChanceRecordsSixMajorsSevenHip HopHipsLabelsHopsYoung WomenTenacityFootprintRecord Labels Author:MC Lyte
“I am proud of the hip hop generation. They are good business people and, actually, good people. It's strange that the only time the major press talks about them is when someone gets killed or does drugs or something; yet these are the same press people who made heroes out of the Mafia and other crooks, you know.” PeopleKnowsDoeMadeGenerationsStrangeProudHeroDrugMajorsPressesHip HopHipsHopsGood PeopleOnly TimeMafiaCrooksGood Business Author:Nikki Giovanni
“There's no major label in the world that would have let me make video game music, then conscious hip hop. They want you to find your audience, your lane, and stay in it until it ends. I can't do that.” WorldWantI CanEndsGamesAudienceMajorsConsciousLet MeHip HopVideoHipsLabelsHopsLanes Author:Raheem Jarbo