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1 " Love yourself and your expression, you can't go wrong. "
― KRS-One
2 " You know, you don't see with your eyesYou see with your brainAnd the more words your brain hasThe more things you can see "
3 " The God of your understanding, has chosen you and you've agreedTo be here in this space and time to do something, that only you can doNow I won't stand here to try and tell you what it isBut deep, inside yourselfAs you take time to uncover, and ask yourself some vital questionsLike - what is it that brings me peace, what is it that brings me joy?What do I love doing?What am I willing to become highly skilled at doing?What part can I play for the betterment of the societyAnd the world in which I want to live?When you begin to ask yourself those real questionsAnd it doesn't have to be done in a formal wayIt can be done just like we're speaking, right nowAsk yourself the questionLook at how you see yourself in just a year from nowAnd then go forwardAnd if you have children or even if you don't have childrenNow begin to, look at your future beyondThe space and time that you areNow visualize exactly, the way that you desire to liveDon't be afraid to, dream "
4 " Rap is something you do. Hip-hop is something you live. "
5 " You know something, it's best no to have what you needbecause then, you start looking for what you need and make it what you need. "
6 " This is how many today treat GOD and Hip Hop. They seek the hand and not the face. They seek the luxury but not the culture, the food but not the appetite, the house but not the home, the medicine but not the health, the bed but not the rest. They would rather use GOD/Hip Hop than live GOD/Hip Hop. "
― KRS-One , The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument
7 " The universe thinks and responds to your thinking, and this is the essence of what Hip Hop is for us; it is our relationship with divinity. Hip Hop is what we are doing with our portion of GOD. "
8 " At its core, Hip Hop is not just an art form; it is the pursuit of one’s authentic being through the Arts. "
9 " Hip Hop is GOD’s response to our suffering and this gospel celebrates that response and the personal character that caused such divine responses to occur. "
10 " But as for us, as for our group commonly known in the World as “Hip Hop,” this gospel acknowledges and celebrates the Love that has saved OUR people from self-destruction. It is time to repent and grow up! Rapping about crime and murder may sound good amongst those who have never committed such acts, but for those of us who are REAL IN THE FIELD, we send this message to our young people—YOU DON’T REALLY WANT IT! "
