Hip Hop Quotes

Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it’s not up to people’s expectations anymore, its still here, and that’s says a lot.

Stillmatic’ is the rebirth of ‘Illmatic,’ my first debut album to come out in 1994. ‘Stillmatic’ is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back.

I think – a lot of times in hip-hop, especially – artists get kind of pigeonholed into being ‘the guy,’ and it’s kind of limiting in a way.

Back in the days when I was young I’m not a kid anymore But some days I sit and wish I was a kid again

I think the hip-hop purists are purists through and through. They’re here to criticize all of us. That’s just how it is. We as MC’s criticize each other. That’s the nature of hip-hop.

When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.

Having grown up far, far away in a small country town in Australia, I was only slightly aware of hip-hop.

As far as hip-hop is concerned, I’m no expert and rarely think consciously about how I “represent” hip-hop.

Pull down the shades on the windows of your soul, And gaze into your mind and watch the wisdom unfold.

Hip Hop has introduced us to a lot of genres that we probably wouldn’t even listen to in our own homes from our parents.