"In the 50th year of hip-hop, to have made the best hip-hop album means the world to me."
"I'm really from the cloth, man. I am the epitome of hip-hop culture."
"My waves have lasted longer... I'm a surfer like the way I've navigated through hip hop has been like a surfer."
"Hip hop gave us the power to be free, make money, do what you love to do, travel the world."
"If you're a true hip-hop head, you know throughout your life you're going to get into heated discussions about which artist is bigger, who sold more, who had a bigger impact."
"Using the latest tools to speak to the environment around them, that's still the core of hip-hop to me."
"I just hope that all of the rappers that came out of this scene that still have their freedom remain safe, make the right choices, and continue making music that the fans love because at the end of the day it's all about the music."
"The thing about when it comes to people rocking Gucci and all, in hip-hop culture, predominantly dominated by black people, we wear success."
"Hip-hop culture has become a major force across music, dance, art, fashion, and a whole lot more."
"I think the culture can't move forward without women. Hip hop is no different from the civil rights movement, and women are just as important and a glue of it as men."
"This is the story of three hip-hop loving guys who one day decided to record their conversations about the rap game."
"White rappers are guests in hip-hop, never residents."
"I feel like I was a real true hip-hop fan... but hip-hop was so much more."
"A lot of times, especially in hip-hop, the CEOs and cops are painted as the bad guys."
"The movement of hip-hop, peace, love, unity, having fun, it comes out of the civil rights movement, the continuation of that struggle to get free."
"Jay-Z and Biggie were on par. I don't think Biggie outshined him at all."
"My love for hip-hop was one of the outlets that saved me."
"1988 was hands-down the best year of hip-hop. I might even do a documentary about 1988."
"The problem with hip-hop is we see people beefing or we hear people say [ __ ] on records and in our mind we just like I asked this entertainment that [ __ ] ain't gonna go until until it goes too [ __ ] far."
"The sound has changed in a way that I believe is great for hip hop."
"The fresh prince of bel air also introduced the wider american audiences to hip-hop culture and new ways of looking at race in the 90s."
"The premiere brought with it an introduction to the nascent hip-hop culture a discussion about race in class and introduced us to a star in the making with will smith."
"Hip-Hop Finds Its Place everywhere every artist was probably a gamer before they became artist."
"Hip-hop is about The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in our community. Artists are gonna make art about reality."
"Hip hop is just an extension of who we really are anyway."
"He was the first new artist on the scene that clearly seemed worthy of carrying the torch for hip-hop for a new generation."
"Our music was really the soundtrack for when I first fell in love with hip-hop."
"We're just not [ __ ] with anybody who's gonna straddle line so a key posts malone's any of you [ __ ] any if you ain't with hip-hop [ __ ] say it then."
"To Classic hip-hop fans, he truly was a sweet and kind hero to his fans."
"Hip-hop became our way of self-knowledge, our own culture. So now we have a language, we have a look, we have a pole, we have a way of understanding each other."
"At the end of the day, pay your taxes, you know, pay your taxes and you know go on and live a good life. Stay off that federalist [__] as our guy Pop Smoke would say."
"The cool thing about the phone flex freestyle from December is that it's left no doubt in anybody's mind that you are one of the greatest of all time."
"Hopefully this is more of him realizing and gaining his spot in hip hop."
"I made a career based off of the elements that hip-hop taught me."
"Drake ain't just looking at this as rap competition."
"This is what everybody should want for hip hop. It should be nothing behind... this is just a battle of who's the wittiest, who's the smartest..."
"Sampling is a foundation for hip-hop music, meaning it increased in popularity in the '80s as hip-hop became more popular."
"This current era in hip-hop is very reminiscent of the punk revolution... defying mainstream norms."
"Besides their successful music career, hip-hop duo Kid and Play is best known for their joint acting ventures, most notably the House Party series."
"Nikki's impact on female hip-hop is undeniable."
"But understand, Nicki more than any female rapper at the time made hip-hop about the ladies for real."
"Peace to Kendrick, Peace to J. Cole, Peace to the ones who really stay soul illmatic when they faithful." - Harry Mack
"Facing difficult issues in society is at the core of hip-hop culture."
"Hip-hop from a diversity standpoint has never been in a better place."
"Hip-hop in 2021 is that supermarket that has everything you need."
"Public Enemy toured the world and represented hip-hop across the fucking board."
"I really admire what you did with hip-hop homicides... it does make a difference when you go and speak to people in person and you get those original first person perspectives."
"People try to compare me to Iggy, but when I hit the mic I'm like Biggie."
"I just love rapping. I just love hip-hop. I'm like you. I'm A hip-hop purist."
"I think we're cut from the same cloth, children of this culture, hip-hop culture for a long time, not allowing ourselves to be pigeonholed and marginalized, and he's shown us that art doesn't have to have limitations."
"This song is gonna force Kendrick to respond because Kendrick made his diss song acting like he was down and take on two rappers at the same time."
"How can anyone say they're hip-hop without knowing about the old school? It's a crime, I tell you."
"Hip-hop is based off the [ __ ] streets. Literally. Yeah, we don't tolerate snitching, we don't tolerate certain things, you know what I'm saying?"
"Hip-Hop culture is America it is a genre it is music and Melody and rhyme yes and Hip-Hop is also an ethos of strength and self-determination of ambition and aspiration yes of Pride power and purpose."
"Living proof that in hip-hop, as long as you've got bars and a strong vision, you can carve a path." - Tyler
"Those guys belong under the umbrella of hip-hop."
"Hip-hop puts a spotlight on street urban communities."
"This dude is going to be young cats when people say hello hip-hop I don't know where it's at this that or whatever this is one of the doomed one of the super young cats from the West that's doing his thing."
"I remember watching them and then you see the ghetto boys... that's a game changer for everybody."
"MF Doom... One of the best monikers ever created within the hip-hop genre."
"The fact that anybody would diss the pioneers of hip-hop you should get cracked in your face."
"The loss of samples has been the greatest loss for hip-hop."
"Ruff Ryders Anthem let's not play yo shut them down open up shots."
"You start out having a dream you want to be a rapper and then as soon as you grow up everybody got the diamonds around their neck and they die with it."
"Gucci at 40 years old, man, is this something did you ever think you would make it to 40 and actually plan to be 40?"
"You gotta keep it going man, we need more. And one of the things that I love about hip hop now is that it's just showing us that there is no there's no age requirement."
"Everybody's purpose is service to others, man. And you've done a phenomenal job being of service to the culture of hip-hop."
"I feel like I helped build hip-hop. I put a brick in that wall."
"Rappers got bars I can hang with the Backpackers."
"Kanye's influence and one-of-a-kind artistic ability have made him Inseparable from hip-hop."
"One of the most creative artists that hip-hop has ever generated."
"He's picking up on his momentum, yeah, that's what he's doing. He's around a lot of spitters right now."
"Hip-hop is high infinite power, feeling our people. We have the power to change it."
"Hip-hop has always been celebrating the person who's imperfect, the person who came from nothing, who made something."
"Young Dolph might have been the most loved [__] I've ever seen in the history of hip-hop, of rap."
"The real hip-hop exists within the battle scene."
"Lyrics is the foundation, DJ and beatboxing, graffiti, breakdancing, fashion, hip-hop. Foundation must always remain. That's why they're called the pillars of hip-hop."
"I want the young ones to know not all of us out here going oh go to hell with that new hip-hop this know a lot I'm feeling a lot of it ya know don't get it twisted there's a lot of bad stuff to is every era as always however ihab stuff you know."
"The book confirmed the worst beliefs about the black cultural phenomenon of hip hop video Vixens."
"I opened up the lane for other battle rappers."
"It's a very punchy, very fun, very thoughtful hip-hop track that does being lyrical and does rapping proficiently well, you know, it's not just like that generic spiritual lyrical miracle, you know, kind of crap."
"Hip hop is growing in age, like it's a very young art form. People get older."
"I'm not a lyrical miracle god, couldn't give you the skill if you prayed."
"Hip-hop was a guest in the streets, hip-hop was a part of the streets."
"Jay-Z would wash Nas in a Versus with 'Reasonable Doubt' alone."
"It's hip-hop, man, we gotta have those conversations."
"Hip-hop brought back graffiti, like ancient symbols moving on trains."
"Once gangster rap came out, no-holds were barred." - Anthony Fantano
"This project has a definitely interesting backstory... and that's super dope, that's the power of the internet with hip-hop right now."
"Lupe, you are really showing... why you're one of the greatest MCs in this game, man."
"There's no retirement in hip-hop, it's all about passion."
"I feel like we've reached the point in hip-hop culture and music where someone can drop a masterpiece and we call it the Illmatic."
"This is a golden album because you can erase any other hip-hop album in history and just be left with Illmatic as your blueprint."
"Hip-hop's first completely vertically integrated brand."
"Diddy is hip-hop's third billionaire with a net worth of one billion dollars."
"I don't think the hip-hop and our leaders in the social justice movement have worked together so seamlessly."
"Lyrical rappers have been number one since the 80s and that's never going to change."
"Game is a dope rapper. There's some very good bars that are laced throughout this diss track."
"I'm gonna be honest, I love hip-hop. I was raised off of New York hip-hop, that's the mecca of hip-hop."
"Supporting those who paved the way in hip-hop should be a prerequisite, not an afterthought."
"I'm not trying to be a superhero in hip-hop. I'm just being myself."
"What Drake has contributed to hip-hop, especially for up-and-coming artists, is something I've never seen and I appreciate that."
"Hip-hop stops and pays attention when Jay-Z drops an album."
"The world is fucked up right now, and we're just trying to make it a little bit normal, and by y'all releasing music, that's our love for hip-hop going, no matter what's going on outside, so I appreciate y'all just taking the time."
"It's either Tribe Called Quest or you thinking about that, yeah that's it."
"You gotta make it your own, you gotta just figure out that's hip-hop, right? That's hip-hop."
"Hip-hop has been a gateway for a lot of people to break through and gain an understanding and acceptance of an outside culture."
"Our goal is to create the largest hip-hop marketplace for nfts in the world."
"The reason why I point the finger at the older rappers is because I feel like they definitely point the finger to new rappers when they repeat the same mistakes."
"Who's the best? Talk Nas, Big ain't no best."
"Rest in peace, Black Rob. That first album is one of the likes of Illmatic and Ready to Die."
"When I spit my rhymes it's like a gun blast, when it comes to competition dawg I'm unmatched."
"I just be hoping people be mindful of that before they start battle wars and [ __ ] like it's cool, just keep it friendly."
"If your number one rapper today right this minute has his booty spread on his album cover, you need to respect some damn hip-hop history."
"Dance is cool, but rapping is cooler, hip-hop."
"The origins of hip-hop are black, but hip-hop is the dominant culture throughout the world."
"LA got some of the most classic hip-hop albums of all time."
"It's always two sides to a story... that's what real good hip-hop is about."
"This is about as dope as the dopest, you told 'em, Tan Man."
"The majority of the RAP Community was talking like you know snitching was just some rare [] we're seeing every [] snitch."
"Hip-hop is an art form created in the ghettos of New York City by people of color most of whom were descendants of former slaves."
"It's not really a good thing for people to be beefing or no rap stuff, like, that's not cool because of the awareness of the reality of real stuff, you feel me?"
"I'm a high school dropout and I went to the school of hip-hop and these are my teachers, that's a bar."
"Nas is the Deadpool of hip-hop, bro. You cannot kill him. He's immortal."
"Pusha is like one of the top people that never goes anywhere, a legend, etc. His spot is solidified in hip-hop."
"In my element, New Wave drunk up in the front, I whip the elephant, it's all limo tape, that's how you moving, you the president."
"Hip-hop is so much more than just liking a [ __ ] boom bad beep."
"Damn, shout out to all the real hip-hop heads out there."
"There's a culture that was established, probably started way back in the Slick Rick days, with rappers somehow believing that they have to wear like 80 pounds of jewelry to become legitimate."
"The death of Tupac Shakur is one of the biggest mysteries in hip-hop."
"Hip hop was the anthem I think for anyone that was an outcast, different trying to understand their place and role in America."
"This is the story of the rise and rise of Lil Wayne, hip hop superstar."
"Hip-hop means the world to me, it means everything to me."
"Hip-hop means everything to me, man. It saved my life, my family's lineage."
"Their debut album, 'Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers,' was released in 1993 at the peak of what many considered to be the Golden Age of hip hop. It was so packed."
"They ain't running to me, yeah, flying all the way from Europe to me, yeah. Anyone who came around, I turned them up. Ain't nobody gave me [__], I earned this stuff."
"For the love of pun and for the love of the music and for the love of the hip-hop let's just try to fix it."
"Hip-hop is a foundational Black American creation, not just a Bronx thing."
"Rappers couldn't hang if they were stitches in your background."
"Beans and Nori in a versus? That's gonna be a real street battle, like hip-hop is meant to be."
"I wanted to recreate a murder trial for the hip-hop community."
"T-Pain has forever shifted music and hip-hop culture with his auto-tune sound."
"There's no one else that goes better on those beats maybe besides like let's say a guru with DJ Premiere then Nas does for me."
"MF Doom: the Undisputed King of the underground."
"Drake has proven himself to be one of the most influential artists if not the most influential hip-hop artist of this decade."
"You're a legend, man. You deserve your flowers, you deserve your respect, you deserve your love. You're a pillar of this hip-hop [__] and your fans are relentless."
"This is bigger than battle rap to me, it's about bringing the city together."
"Drake said, 'Congrats to anyone winning anything for hip hop, but this show doesn't dictate ish in our world.'"
"The true essence of hip-hop: just young black people trying to make it."
"Hip-hop isn't about the money, the cars, the hoes. It came from the downtrodden."
"Hip-hop culture is for everybody, it's not like the old lyrics."
"Lyrics about white powder, money, girls, sex, and violence are what hip-hop is, and it's for people who love it. Criticizing its dark spots is like criticizing peppers for being spicy."
"You better know what hip hop really really is and what it's really really about like six in the morning oh gee original gangster man ice he had some bangers colors that was a banger let's be very very clear let's be very very clear."
"To be hip-hop means to vow to be crimeless. That's what it means to be hip-hop." - KRS one
"Hip-hop is not an object, hip-hop is a subject, which means it's in superposition. It exists in the cloud."
"I think that's embedded in the DNA of a lot of what hip-hop is and a lot of what inner-city culture is."
"Respect my OGs and hip-hop before me to the fullest."
"Queen Latifah has always epitomized to me what females in rap should be."
"Deposit your check if you wanna flex 'cause I'm the best, won't take nothing less."
"When you talk about fashion, you have to talk about hip-hop. The style of hip-hop has always been more Progressive and cooler than anything else in the industry."
"He's between 30 and 40 to me and I know that sounds insulting but it doesn't sound this way I mean top oh I can name everybody in my top 50 damn near and to say cam is a top 40 emcee of all time I don't think that's disrespectful."
"I think the locks and the dip set was the last of the... what a great way to go out here to go out in my opinion which was such a crazy classic moment."
"After a few months of a lot of Labor and a lot of love the new game room is finally complete."
"Ultimately, his unsolved death served as a tragic climax to a new era of hip-hop."
"Hip-hop was like I did a little bit of all of it."
"It should be just about the music it's music and it's rap and rappers always had competition so we should be able to enjoy that in my opinion."
"Energy was contagious. Like, when people in New York stopped us to say what's up, it was genuinely like, 'Yo, I love you niggas,' and they way they would turn out because they felt they had to approach us on that level."
"Gangsta Boo always on the videos looking good man."
"All these wasted years of looking for the perfect hip-hop superstar and all it took was this group of four savage uncles showing up five days before Christmas with the ultimate banger that would have even Santa shaking in his boots."
"Rap has always been political because that was the birth of hip-hop, to talk about the conditions that you're in."
"Jadakiss name is always in the conversation."
"I think Ludacris had the edge. You know what it was? What would put him over was that 'Made You Look' remake."
"Hip-hop ain't never been about following rules, it's been about doing what you feel."
"There will never be another ODB in hip-hop history."
"Respectability in hip-hop isn't the same as respectability on Fox News."
"Acid Rap, one of the best mixtapes of all time that's going in eight."
"He's got the black and white Don snapback, he's ready to Don out."
"Everybody loves that braggadocio because rap is being built on 'I'm better than you'."
"It's peace, love, unity; it's hip-hop strength."
"When you think about the Magnolia and Calo, you know, two projects out of New Orleans responsible for contributing significantly to the hip-hop culture."
"But yeah, early on it was always, 'Am I hip-hop enough? Right? Are they gonna believe me? You know what I mean?'"
"For over two decades the American hip-hop scene has been synonymous with jewelry chains, bracelets, rings, and perhaps most iconically grills."
"KRS One always been about the culture, but gets no love in mainstream media about what he started."
"Hip-hop didn't just create rappers. It created doctors and lawyers and Educators. It created designers. It created Bakers and chefs. It created soundmen. It created enlightenment. It created, you know what I'm saying? It didn't just create."
"Hip-hop changed our lives. It changed my life. It's the reason why I'm living. It's the reason why the people around me are living."
"Hip-hop has always been bigger than rap. This is bigger than rap."
"Hip-hop was something that brought white people to us, something that bridged the gap between cultures, especially white and black."
"What makes me show us fun is that we're all passionate about hip-hop."
"I think this is hip-hop, this is the epitome of hip-hop right here, kid growing up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and now becoming part owner of the NBA team."
"What hip-hop means to me... it was just a way of life."
"I think it's important for people in hip-hop to see someone at Cole's level not try to be someone he's not."
"Rappers ain't nothing but yappers. Most of them, not all of them."
"Two pioneers who helped establish the blueprint of MC battle culture."
"Let's print our own currency. Hip-hop currency."
"Competing against one another and showing people who's the best has always been a part of hip-hop history since its early stages."
"Yo it's time for us to bring back those guys and those girls who was rapping who started this [__] and give them those flowers and I just think teams get away from that yeah man."
"It's special, you know, to grow up as a hip-hop kid in the '90s and like experience a lot of that, you know?"
"Hip-hop is a culture, like I stated, we have artwork like graffiti, breakdancing, MCing, DJs, and then of course rapping."
"Groundbreaking book on the emergence of hip-hop culture, 'Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America,' is considered a foundational text."
"Money power respect, you know, that's a staple term in hip hop. That's what we were striving for."