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I think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop... We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We're warriors. Soldiers. Nas

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'Stillmatic' is the rebirth of 'Illmatic,' my first debut album to come out in 1994. 'Stillmatic' is me coming full circle in my career and with everything, and just bringing pure hip-hop back. Nas

Me Circle Pure First Back Everything Out Come Hip-Hop Coming Debut Just Full Rebirth Bringing Album Career

DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing... At the end of the day, it's up to us to control and to own hip-hop. DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us. Nas

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Hip-hop lasted and survived all these years that you have to give it credit. Even though it's not up to people's expectations anymore, its still here, and that's says a lot. Nas

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I see myself as the ambassador of hip-hop. I do songs with people from everywhere. We ain't got nothing but love. Nate Dogg

Love Myself People Nothing Everywhere See Songs Got Hip-Hop Ambassador

When I was little, I used to listen to Lauryn Hill, so that's that hip-hop and R&B influence in me. Natti Natasha

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Hip-hop was super-exotic to us in Canada. Nelly Furtado

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When 'Raw Like Sushi' came out in the U.S., I wasn't considered to be black enough. They didn't really know where to put me. The music wasn't 'black black' sounding. It wasn't R&B; it wasn't straight up hip-hop, although obviously in that dimension and world. Neneh Cherry

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

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I don't really have a lot of hip-hop and all of that, so I have a lot of John Lennon. That's one that I really like, and The Clash, the Rolling Stones, groups that I think are kind of timeless. Nick Robinson

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My goal the whole time has been for people to see me as a stand-alone artist. I came out with Young Money, the biggest hip-hop label in the world at the time. And then it was, 'How do I branch away from Lil Wayne?' Nicki Minaj

I realized the power of hip-hop. I realized how influential this music and this culture are. Nipsey Hussle

Music Culture Power How Hip-Hop Influential Realized

I think Ye is important to hip-hop. Nipsey Hussle

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Compton got such a legacy in hip-hop. Nipsey Hussle

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I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me. Noel Gallagher

I feel like hip-hop is the new pop because it has a lot of influence because of our culture. Offset

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I enjoy listening to contemporary rock on the college stations while I'm taking long walks, love gospel and soul music, am fascinated by hip-hop and rap as the new kind of urban 'beat' poetry and, come to think of it, find something interesting about just any kind of music. Oscar Hijuelos

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Well, you know what? The same people that get driven crazy by hip hop are the same people that probably listen to the type of music that drives me crazy. Like, Journey covers. Patrick Carney

Music Journey Me Crazy You People Type Hop Driven Drives Like Know Well Hip Hip-Hop Covers Get Same Listen

There was a time when we had a nice little run: Eve, Lil' Kim, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Remy Ma, Da Brat - it goes on. But what I noticed is that a lot of talented females in hip-hop came out of a male camp. Pepa

I'm doing a fun EP. It's called 'Songs in the Key of Phife: Eight Is Enough.' It's radio-friendly, but then a lot of it just has that raw hip-hop. Some of it will be vintage Tribe, but for the most part I'm just letting my voice be heard. Phife Dawg

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