Mos Def Quotes about Hip Hop

Hip-hop is a beautiful culture. It's inspirational, because it's a culture of survivors. You can create beauty out of nothingness.

Hip-hop is the last true folk art.

And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop til you was mine. I guess God was like, 'Aight, fine.' Careful what you wish for, cause you just might get it in heaps. Try to give it back, He be like, 'Nah, that's yours to keep.'

This thing called rhymin' is no different than coal minin'; We both on assignment to unearth the diamond.

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

I seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once. Ass so fat that you could see it from the front.

Why do I need I.D. to get I.D.? If I had I.D. I wouldn't need I.D.

Why did one straw break the camel's back? Here's the secret: The million other straws underneath it.

I can't take it y'all I can feel the city breathin Chest heavin, against the flesh of the evening Sigh before we die like the last train leaving

The new moon rode high in the crown of the metropolis. Shinin', like "Who on top of this?

Every time you ask yourself where hip-hop's going, ask yourself where you're going; how are you doing?

I have no confidence issues with the impact or the quality of the music. No one in hip-hop, before this point and to this point, with all due respect, has done this.

Hip-Hop went from selling crack to smoking it

Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?