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“I fell in love with Hip Hop in 1979… I was hooked from that day on. Hip Hop means everything to me, it’s a way for us to communicate, it’s a way for us to unify” – Ice Cube

“Most of us came over here and we were stripped of our culture, our traditions. Although we didn’t have it for a period, Hip Hop was the culture that we created.” – T.I.

“I have embraced this infectious movement called Hip Hop and it’s now the soundtrack and the heartbeat to your life.” – DJ Battlecat