- Nov 07, 2020
Hip-Hop Quotes
Lines from artists shaped by the culture.
This set gathers reflections from artists who grew up inside hip-hop rather than discovering it later, describing the sound as hardcore and edgy from the start. One performer credits watching concerts, not formal classes, for shaping their style. See our Music collection for related themes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a fan of hip-hop as a whole, period. I love hip-hop. I look at it as a study and I love it.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
Black Ken' debuted number one on iTunes in hip-hop, and top five or ten top, top five on the whole iTunes, on all genres. It was really cool to be able to self-produce.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wrote my first song, 'Conversion', to this little hip-hop instrumental. I went to an open-mic, plugged my iPod into the P.A., and sang over the beat.
- Level
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone has the notion that hip-hop is messy and loose, but there's also another level to it.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hip-hop is not all '2 Chainz' - although '2 Chainz' is awesome. How he does that with metaphors, I don't know.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
Out of all the R&B artists that have come out, I think my name has been used most in hip-hop songs.
- Listen
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's funny: I don't listen to too much rap. I don't listen to too much older hip-hop. If I do, it's Ja Rule.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't even listen to hip-hop anymore. All my friends are white and over 40.
- Nov 07, 2020
Hip-hop is the art of story-telling.
- Listening
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I've been freestyling and messing around with rhyming since I was 13. That's when I really started listening to hip-hop music.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020