If you see something is going wrong within politics and the world today, then some Hip Hop artist is gonna come along and get straight with it.
AFRIKA BAMBAATAAWhen you talk about rap you have to understand that rap is part of the Hip-Hop culture.
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All these names we’re using now are just an illusion made to keep us fighting each other.
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It ain’t no joke when you lose your vinyl.
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Powers that be can’t stay in control if you have everybody in love and in tune with each other and with the planet, and in tune with the electrons and the dark matter that’s moving at the speed of light.
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I knew that as a DJ from 1970 on up that I would eventually come with this sound.
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A lot of times, when people say hip-hop, they don’t know what they’re talking about. They just think of the rappers.
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I am one of the founders of Hip-Hop along with my brothers Kool DJ Herc and Grandmaster Flash.
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I don’t care if it’s classical, funk, salsa, reggae, calypso; it’s all dance music.
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Hip-hop has different elements dealing with music, rap, graffiti art, b-boys (what you call break boys)… and also dealing with culture, and a whole movement dealing with wisdom and understanding, as well as peace unity and fun.
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All music is dance music. But when people think of dance music, they think of techno or just house. Anything you can dance to is dance music.
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When you talk about rap you have to understand that rap is part of the Hip-Hop culture.
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November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world, people of all nationalities, young people, all the political systems and politicians on the planet.
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Well, a lot of people within government and big business are nervous of Hip Hop and Hip Hop artists, because they speak their minds. They talk about what they see and what they feel and what they know. They reflect what’s around them.
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I always say it’s gonna become universal as we become a galactic union.
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We want you to sit down and leave your egos at home and let’s get an understanding as to where all this is foolishness coming from.
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There’s a lot of people over time who have brought out all these funky records that everybody has started jumping on like a catch phrase.
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