Best 1032 quotes in «hip hop quotes» category

Because hip-hop has no requirements, you deal with people that have the least intelligence on the planet. Some of the people that compare themselves to me, compare themselves to me because they rap and I rap. They can't even read the contracts that they sign to be a rapper, to do the deal.

Beef is not what Jay said to Nas; Beef is when the working folks can't find jobs.

Been there, done that Sold crack, got jacked Got shot, came back Jumped on Dre's back!

Being humbled is always good for us, even if it doesn't feel good to us.

Being No. 1. It's talked about all of the time in hip-hop. 'I'm still No. 1! I'm the best! I'm the greatest of all time!' It's the same mentality in sports.

Be interested in everything. You don't have to adore it. I don't adore hip-hop, I don't think it's great music, but I'm interested, I listen. I watch a lot of new films, I see everything. I still read, I like books, whether they are old books, new books. I'm interested - you gotta stay interested!

Believers of Jesus be denouncing Satan on every level, But every Halloween they're dressin' like devils.

Bikinis, zucchinis, martinis No weenies.

Birds, birds, birds, I'm a Pet Shop Boy

Blues, rock and hip hop are more about a lifestyle and culture than notes on a page.

Breathe in...inhale vapors from bright stars that shine, Breathe out...weed smoke retrace the skyline.

Burn a Bush cause for peace he no push no button. Killing over oil and grease, no weapons of destruction, How can we follow a leader when this a corrupt one?

Brothers keep asking Ice Cube, 'Yo, when will you bust?' They surround me and make a big fuss

Burn, Hollywood, burn, I smell a riot goin' on, First they're guilty, now they're gone!

Busta Rhymes the mighty infamous, Always misbehaving and mischeivous, Causing aggravation, I'll never pause, Pushing out spit balls through plastic straws.

...But until then, I'ma shine to the last sin, Resurrect through the birth of my son, and live again.

But I never get attracted to fans cause the eager beaver could be the collapse of a dam

But I've been freestyling and messing around with rhyming since I was 13. That's when I really started listening to hip-hop music.

But there's so many things in life like women, like children, like God and family that transcends the world of hip-hop.

But it all came, and for me, hip-hop has done more for racial divide and racial sort of bringing together than anything in the last 30 years. Seeing people like Eminem sounding like somebody like Jay-Z and just the racial aspects of it all.

Classical slap-stick rappers need Chapstick.

By the time you get into other kinds of music - R&B, country, or whatever - it becomes something that's romantic. It becomes something unattainable. Never-ending undying love. And in hip hop, we're still taking direct inspiration.

Call me what you want b*tch, call me on my sidekick Never answer when it's private, d*mn I hate a shy b*tch Don't you hate a shy b*tch? Yeah I ate a shy b*tch She ain't shy no more, she changed her name to me b*tch hahahaha, yeah, n*gga that's my b*tch So when she ask for the money, when you through don't be surprised b*tch.

Cause we they leaders, and they the followers And we the nut-busters and they the swallowers'

Can I hit it in the morning with out giving you have of my dough?

'Cause I'll rip the mic, rip the stage, rip the system I was born to rage against 'em

COAST TO COAST, L.A. TO CHICAGO.

Consider me the entity within the industry without a history of spitting the epitome of stupidity.

Coming up, you [got new] sneakers and you had to run outside to make sure everyone saw. It was on display. That's just part of Hip Hop culture, part of the competitive spirit of Hip Hop. This is not new, I don't believe it's new.

Consequence is no coincidence.

Cristal go by the cases, wait hold up that was racist I would prefer the Aces, ain't no different when you taste it. A 40 ounce to chase it, that's just an understatement.

Dabbling in music and being in music when I was young I had my own view of what I thought music was whether it was jazz, r&b, or hip hop.

Damn it's a shame you're the mighty queen of vials, With a wide-eyed look and a rotten-toothed smile. Used to walk with a swagger, now you simply stagger From one spot on, to the next spot on, to the next spot on, to the next.

Cutting and pasting is the essence of what hip-hop culture is all about for me. It's about drawing from what's around you, and subverting it and decontextualizing it.

Cuz this is what happens when bad meets evil We hit the trees till we look like Vietnamese people

Damn it feels good to see people up on it.

Detroit is right now a new Mecca for Hip Hop.

Dear Hip Hop, we can't scream 'murder, misogyny, lawlessness' in our music & then turn around and ask for equality & justice.

Did the record [Danger] do well? I believe it did what it should have. It showed the hip hop community that Tony Sunshine is doing well and looking great.

Deja vu, tell you what I'm gonna do, when they reminisce over you, my God.

Dropkick Murphys get me going, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana... plus, all the regular hip-hop stuff.

Do you ever think about when you outta here? Record deal and video, outta here!? Mercedes Benz and Range Rover, outta here!?

Dont call me a rapper, I’m an artist. Update your minds. I ‘INCORPORATE’ hip hop elements because I am part MC, but I am all things musical. All things melodically beautiful.

Don't sell yourself to fall in love, With those things you do.

Don't you like when the winter's gone, And all of a sudden it starts gettin' warm? The trees and the grass start lookin' fresh, And the sun and sky be lookin' their best.

Do the math: You never settle for less than the whole if you knew the half.

Emotion is what hip-hop thrives on. Don't you want your music to have emotion in it? People like to always throw some negative cloud over it. Doesn't even make sense.

Earnestness can go wrong in hip hop. On this album, it goes very right.

Eminem is like the godfather of the hip-hop game.

Eat from the Tree of Life and throw away the verbal ham.