"The principles of true hip-hop have been forsaken, It's all contractual and about money makin'."

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Source : "Song: "What They Do" ("Illadelph Halflife")". 1996.

Black Thought

#Rap Quotes #Hip Hop Quotes #Principles Quotes

“Electronic music is so weird because trends change so fast.”

Source : Interview with Larry Fitzmaurice, pitchfork.com. January 18, 2013.
“After weeks of watching the roof leak I fixed it tonight by moving a single board”
“I can feel the thunder underneath my feet”
“The cat is a dilettante in fur.”
“While growing up, I always had to depend on foreign authors for page-turners. I think of myself as a commercial writer, and my job is simple to entertain you.”
“Humanity is lost because people have abandoned using their conscience as their compass.”
“Traveling is not just seeing the new; it is also leaving behind. Not just opening doors; also closing them behind you, never to return. But the place you have left forever is always there for you to see whenever you shut your eyes.”

Source : Jan Myrdal (1980). “The Silk Road: A Journey from the High Pamirs and Ili Through Sinkiang and Kansu”, Orion
“I'm a huge fan of Big L. He is my favorite rapper.”

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