Hip Hop Artist Quotes

• 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. If they think that there's a lot of racism going on then there's another Hip Hop artist who's gonna come out and speak their mind.

  Afrika Bambaataa

  Artist, Thinking, Racism

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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.

  Afrika Bambaataa

  Artist, Government, People

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• There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible.

  Wyclef Jean

  Artist, Hip Hop, Pieces

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• A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words.

  Roy Ayers

  Writing, Artist, Hip Hop

  "An Interview with Roy Ayers". Interview with Matt Rogers, www.popmatters.com. February 2, 2004.

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• So few hip-hop artists have ever advanced. Their songs on their seventh, eighth albums sound exactly like the songs on their first album. More than an artist, I'm a real person-and real people grow. And I wanna just sing my growth.

  Kanye West

  Song, Real, Artist

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• To me, it's an honour to be accepted as a hip hop artist, it gives me a lot of opportunity to express myself.

  Nas

  Artist, Opportunity, Giving

  Source: www.metabunker.dk

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• I love hip-hop and you can't tell me I'm not a hip-hop artist.

  Derek Luke

  Artist, Hip Hop, Hips

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• That's one of my struggles as a hip-hop artist. If I feel like doing a super conscious song where I don't even rap.

  SonReal

  Song, Rap, Struggle

  Source: www.hiphopcanada.com

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• McDonald's offers a king's ransom to any hip-hop artist who is able to put Big Mac into a song. MTV - and more to the point, Viacom - is succeeding in extending a teenage life to twenty-nine or even thirty-one years old. It is about extending this market and removing any intelligent substance in the music.

  Chuck D

  Song, Kings, Teenage

  Interview with Antonino D'Ambrosio, progressive.org. July 20, 2005.

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• It's a lot different being a hip-hop artist. You just show up with a piece of paper with your words on it, say it in the mic, then you leave and some other guy does all the music.

  Caroline Polachek

  Artist, Hip Hop, Guy

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• If you want to speak about different ethnicities and diversity, rap and hip-hop are all over the planet. Every country, from Turkey to Australia, now has tons of hip-hop artists. The music and artistry have moved way faster than the corporatization of the music. You do need organization and opportunity for these artists to express themselves, and I don't think it has to come from a corporate co-signing.

  Chuck D

  Country, Rap, Opportunity

  Interview with Antonino D'Ambrosio, progressive.org. July 20, 2005.

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• The only people playing the roles of classic rock stars are hip-hop artists, now. Kanye's stage persona, and the way he approaches making albums, and the way he wants to be better than everyone else? That's reminiscent of Freddie Mercury. That's reminiscent of the Beatles.

  Jack Antonoff

  Stars, Artist, Rocks

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• There's a number of hip-hop artists who are highly talented but politically retrograde.

  Cornel West

  Artist, Numbers, Hip Hop

  "Cornel West, 'Living And Loving Out Loud'". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. October 29, 2009.

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• It's such a phenomenon for a hip-hop artist to fully embrace his Christian roots and his faith. And that becomes something that people almost need you to justify.

  LeCrae

  Christian, Artist, Roots

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• I would challenge more hip hop artists that are rapping about what it`s like to be real and the social ills that we face, if you aren`t backing Bernie Sanders, I have to question your credibility in terms of do you mean the songs you`re writing.

  Killer Mike

  Song, Real, Rap

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Justin Broadrick has stated that the drum machine sound was heavily influenced by hip hop artists in the late 80s, particularly the beat on “Christbait Rising” which Broadrick was quoted as saying, “It was my attempt at copying the rhythm sample on 'Microphone Fiend' by Eric B & Rakim”.

  Justin Broadrick

  Artist, Hip Hop, Sound

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• There are situations where I'm uncomfortable saying, "I'm a hip-hop artist." In some circles, the response is like, "Oh, OK, so... you have whores and your ties are shiny?"

  Pharoahe Monch

  Artist, Circles, Ties

  Interview with Adam Mansbach, believermag.com. January 2011.

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• I grew up listening to Tupac, Biggie and other hip hop artists in the 90s. To this day, their music is still some of my favorite.

  Michael Isabella

  Music, Artist, Hip Hop

  "Former ‘Top Chef’ star plans controversial Biggie & Tupac rap rivalry dinner". www.foxnews.com. December 22, 2014.

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• I see myself as a hip-hop artist, but I never wanted to make music for a specifically white audience. Thats not what I grew up around.

  G-Eazy

  Artist, White, Hip Hop

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• Quentin Tarantino is a hip-hop artist. I told him, "You're hip-hop!" You keep seeing surprises, and a clip here and there, because Quentin is hip-hop. A hip-hop artist will drop a single, leak something over here, and drop something over there 'cause he knows it's hot. He's on the spot with the way he does things.

  Jamie Foxx

  Artist, Hip Hop, Hot

  "Comic-Con: Jamie Foxx Talks DJANGO UNCHAINED, His Toughest Scene to Shoot, Tarantino’s Musical Dialogue and Doing a Song for the Soundtrack". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 17, 2012.

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• If you are handed something, it's a blessing and a curse. Look at hip hop artists, they produced everything themselves. Even people like Robert De Niro are getting into production. Again, it's art vs. marketing. Not everyone can take the risk. You have to break a few eggs to make a good omelet.

  Michael Winslow

  Art, Blessing, Eggs

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Today's Baudelaires are hip-hop artists.

  Jonathan Franzen

  Artist, Hip Hop, Today

  Jonathan Franzen (2007). “How to Be Alone: Essays”, p.66, Macmillan

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• I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to write. It's either music playing or completely silent. Sometimes distant sound fuels you. In New York there's always a buzzing beneath you.

  Chadwick Boseman

  New York, Writing, Artist

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A lot of hip-hop artists wear fur, and they think it's a status symbol. That doesn't register for me; I just see dead animals.

  Tommy Lee

  Artist, Animal, Thinking

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• I am a hip-hop artist, as you probably know. My hip-hop name is Big Smalls.

  Jo Brand

  Artist, Names, Hip Hop

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