Hip Hop Quotes
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I am inspired by the raps of Tiger JK, the pride of Korean Hip-Hop, as well as hip-hop legends Lil Wayne and Tyga. I watch their videos everyday to learn from their splendid performances and techniques. However, our concept is very different from hip-hop so I haven’t been able to show the hip-hop style that I really like. If we do go into that concept, I will show you. I promise
Baro
B1A4
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Rap is not pop, if you call it that then stop...
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed
A Tribe Called Quest
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Hip-hop was started as a very egocentric, testosterone, machismo-driven art form. The way that people are trying to take away that masculinity that is a such an intrinsical part of hip-hop music.
Benjamin Hammond "Ben" Haggerty
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Suckas on my jock when I walk down the block,
I really don't care if you're jealous or not.
LL Cool J
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Lil Wayne is talented. He seems to be the dominant figure in this particular era of hip-hop. So you know, he's doing his thing.
LL Cool J
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My main concern is that there is a balance in the system and that some art-based hip-hop can get out to the masses, 'cause right now people are not responding to what they don't know. Most people are just afraid to think on their own.
Tariq Trotter
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Put me anywhere on God's green earth, I'll triple my worth.
Motherf--. I, will, not, lose.
Jay-Z
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There are so many different musicians I look up to for different reasons - from hip-hop to rock to pop. Some are Alanis Morissette, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Pink, Avril Lavigne, Beyonce, Lil Wayne.
Manika
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For underground metaphors, you can scrape an inch below the turf. For what it's worth, my style's been developed in the core of the Earth. The exhale's volcanic, the inhale is seismic.
Jean-Jacques Cadet
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The poor get worked, the rich get richer,
Jean-Jacques Cadet
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Now success was like lust, she's good to the touch,
She's good for the moment, but she's never enough
Jay-Z
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I am trying to get folks outside the hip-hop culture to understand why, despite the negatives, young people find hope and refuge in hip-hop. I'm hoping that young people immersed in the culture will work harder to capitalize on the possibilities for great social change that hip-hop represents as a national unified cultural youth movement.
Bakari Kitwana
