Damon Dash Quotes

Hip-hop was the culture that I grew up with; I am part of this culture.

Hip-hop is a way of life. It isn't a genre in truth in 'American Idol.'

I don't ever claim to be a hip-hop head.

I was born in Hip Hop. That's all I ever needed.

Hip-hop is the last true folk art.

Hip-hop is like underground. I don't know if hip-hop exists anymore. I don't know if it does.

Hip-hop is a cultural expression - it's embracing.

I'm a huge hip-hop fan from way back in the day.

Hip-hop was fast, originally. It was always fast music.

I am hip-hop!

I love hip-hop. I have gone through many difference phases in my love affair with hip-hop.

Hip-hop has always been evolving.

Hip-hop is a collage. It samples from all different styles of music.

When my time is up in hip-hop, it's going to remain what Afrika Bambaataa thought it was supposed to be. It's going to remain what Kool Herc thought it was supposed to be; what Wu-Tang Clan sees it as; what Outkast sees it as; what Snoop Dogg sees it as. People are trying to forget that brand of hip-hop.

Rap music started because they were bored of other music so they created something really new.

Hip-hop is not one thing!

The thing that's good about Hip Hop is that it has experimented with a lot of different sounds and music.

Hip-hop is a vehicle.

Rap is definitely a youthful expression.

Hip-hop is bigger than the South; hip-hop is bigger than New York.

Ultimately I am happy that everybody is embracing hip hop and the sounds from the streets.

One thing I always loved about hip-hop music was the raw, boom-bap element - it felt powerful and manly.

Hip-hop for me has always been hardcore and edgy.

When I was growing up, hip-hop was still a pretty specialised thing.

Rap was my drug.