Hops Quotes - Page 38

• It's like hip hop all over again, back in the '70s back in the Bronx, when it was just bubbling. But it's going to be huge.

  Fat Joe

  Hip Hop, Hips, Bronx

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• I do experiment with lots of different genres. In making music, I don't think of genre like, "I want to do this, because I'm going use that country music sound; I'm going use that hip-hop sound; I'm going use that acoustic [sound]." It's just making music. So now that I've traveled a lot more since I did Acoustic Soul, I'm sure that different sounds will come into place, because I have been exposed to it and I like it. But it's not so much of a conscience effort. It's mind and spirited. You know, we're humans.

  India.Arie

  Country, Thinking, Effort

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• But still it's like I said, when you hop in a cab in Italy and the guy doesn't speak English, uhh, you know, you have to start pointin' at things. You learn how to deal with it. What I'm tryin' to say is that it's not as convenient as touring in the states or say somewhere like Australia or even England where they speak the same language fluently.

  Vinnie Paul

  Speak English, Australia, Guy

  "Pantera Interview" by Spence D., www.ign.com. December 13, 2004.

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• Hip-hop don't have no fresh energy, none at all. It's money driven, everybody tryin' to make that cheque, nobody putting art in their albums any more.

  Andre Benjamin

  Art, Hip Hop, Albums

  "Fine and dandy". Interview with Alexis Petridis, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2003.

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• If the people of New Zealand want to be part of our world, I believe they should hop off their islands, and push 'em closer.

  Lewis Black

  Funny, Believe, Humor

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• By the time I was a teenager, when I went outside the house, it was about hip-hop all the time. Nothing but hip-hop, block parties.

  Mary J. Blige

  Block, Teenager, Party

  Interview with Lisa Robinson, www.vanityfair.com. May 2012.

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• As hard as it is, as ghetto as it is, hip-hop is pop music. It's the sound of music getting out of the ghetto, while rock is looking for a ghetto.

  Bono

  Ghetto, Rocks, Hip Hop

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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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• I think hip-hop does a very good job of infusing comedy and humor and wit into music, a lot more than other genres.

  Carrie Brownstein

  Jobs, Thinking, Hip Hop

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• I think 'Country Girl' is one song that can veer into country or hip-hop or rap. You can listen to it and enjoy the humor and the fun in it.

  Luke Bryan

  Girl, Country, Song

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

  Kobe Bryant

  Hip Hop, Peppers, Hips

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• There are plenty of people who are, I think, completely racist who love hip-hop.

  David Byrne

  Thinking, People, Hip Hop

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• It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another?

  David Byrne

  Attitude, Thinking, Symphony

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• I'm a musician. I play instruments. I dabble in the hip-hop field. That doesn't take vocal ability necessarily.

  Nick Cannon

  Play, Hip Hop, Musician

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• I'm the same kid who used to hop the trains with headphones and just go to downtown Manhattan, walk around and listen to music or walk through the city. The fame restricts that. It's a small complaint in comparison to the benefits I get from it, but the restrictive part is what I don't like - and the fact that it's not reversible.

  J. Cole

  Kids, Cities, Downtown

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• I know nothing about hip-hop... There's only so many times you can grab your crotch and prance around stage. I'm gonna get slammed now for this.

  Tom Colicchio

  Hip Hop, Hips, Stage

  "What We Learned from Tom Colicchio's New Show" by Eric Vilas-boas, www.esquire.com. October 25, 2012.

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• What I don't like is dance music or hip hop or any of that sort of thing.

  Steve Coogan

  Hip Hop, Hips, Dance Music

  "Questions for Steve Coogan". Interview with Jessica Grose, www.slate.com. June 3, 2011.

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• I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.

  Barbara Corcoran

  Dog, Jobs, Boss

  FaceBook post by Barbara Corcoran from Nov 19, 2015

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• The thing is with hip-hop, it has its waves and the waves crash against the beach and the new waves come in. So to stay relevant you have to roll with that.

  Ice Cube

  Beach, Hip Hop, Hips

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• Hip-hop is the last true folk art.

  Mos Def

  Art, Hip Hop, Lasts

  "The Artist Formerly Known as Mos Def" by Mark Anthony Green, www.gq.com. September 11, 2012.

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• Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop.

  Mos Def

  Reflection, Jamaica, Two

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• I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.

  Mos Def

  Running, Writing, Ambition

  "House Music: Mos Def". Interview with Spank Rock, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 29, 2009.

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• Hip-hop is ever changing but you'll always have the pack. And you'll always have those people who are separated from the pack.

  Eminem

  People, Hip Hop, Hips

  "Being Eminem". Interview with Anthony Bozza, www.theguardian.com. May 16, 2009.

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• Hip hop has always been braggin' and boasting and 'I'm better at you than this' and 'I'm better at you than that.'

  Eminem

  Hip Hop, Hips, Boast

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• In England and Europe, we have this huge music called ambient - ambient techno, ambient house, ambient hip-hop, ambient this, ambient that.

  Brian Eno

  Europe, House, Hip Hop

  "Q and A With Brian Eno". Interview with Joel Selvin, www.sfgate.com. June 2, 1996.

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