Ali Shaheed Muhammad Quotes

There have been a lot of hip-hop artists who have made a difference to people's lives, spreading the message of the struggle and representing for those who have overcome adversity.

There's the shared imagery between hip-hop and comics, with some producers and emcees taking on super hero personas.

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

I think that any story that intends on being culturally authentic and true to life experiences will be a great story. Even if that culture isn't a hip-hop-centric one.

Much of hip-hop, like comic books, is fantastical by nature, too.

I do think that hip-hop has a relationship with comic book culture, and Kung Fu movies too, for that matter.

When you are creating something artistically and are speaking to or representing a culture that you know truthfully, you are doing a good job.

The basic idea of a hero rising up to represent an oppressed or disenfranchised group of people is as true to hip-hop as it is comic book lore.