Queen Latifah Quotes About Hip Hop

Quotes about: Hip Hop

• The objectification of females is not a good thing! Not every rapper does this, but when the lyrics focus solely on the strip club, 'poppin' bottles' and how many girls they can 'tap,' it distorts what kids are learning. I think if there was more of a female presence in hip hop we could break up the monotony. It's all about balance.

  Queen Latifah

  Girl, Kids, Thinking

• Hip-hop definitely taught me a lot. Having to create your own identity and become known and respected in a male-dominated field - it requires some guts. There are times you have to be strong, and times when you have to stand alone for what you believe in.

  Queen Latifah

  Strong, Believe, Hip Hop

• To me, hip hop will never be right until female rappers have a stronger voice in it.

  Queen Latifah

  Rapper, Voice, Hip Hop

• Award shows, like the Grammys, were tough on us early in hip-hop, not even televising our categories or splitting them up on best male or female or any of that. We had to earn them.

  Queen Latifah

  Awards, Hip Hop, Males

• Two records put me over the top with hip-hop. One of them was 'Planet Rock,' and the other had no lyrics - it was called 'Numbers,' from a group called Kraftwerk. Every kid in the 'hood in New York and New Jersey was popping, locking, and breaking to that record. It was the hottest track on the street at the time.

  Queen Latifah

  New York, Kids, Rocks

  Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. October 30, 2002.

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