In America we have big issues with education - in impoverished communities especially. I work with Teach For All, and so we're encouraging more people to get into teaching.
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Hip-hop is one of the most free art forms there is. There's so many sounds you can use, so many things you can bring in. You never know, man. I bet years ago people would've never said they would hear me with Rick Ross, and we did four classic songs together.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Hip-hop is a versatile art form that allows for endless creativity and collaboration.
In this quote, John Legend highlights the unique freedom and limitless possibilities within hip-hop as an art form. He emphasizes the unexpected collaborations that can arise, illustrating how diverse influences can lead to iconic music that surprises both artists and listeners alike, demonstrating the genre's rich potential for innovation and creativity.
Themes
Hip-HopCreativityArtCollaborationMusic
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about artistic collaboration, you could say, 'As John Legend said, hip-hop is one of the most free art forms there is, which allows artists to explore new sounds.'
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To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music, makes me feel better every day. I feel more confident and inspired, and that's fun.
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Why wouldn't I help? What good reason do I have as a human being with power and a sense of empathy and morality, why wouldn't I do something?
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I wrote the song "Show Me" as a prayer to God asking simple, honest questions about life and death and why there is so much suffering in the world. As I grew with the song I realized I shouldn't limit these questions solely to God; I should ask those questions of others and of myself.
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Hip hop is usually a bunch of guys talking to a bunch of guys, in my experience. It's homosocial, not homosexual, in that it's almost always all one gender in a room where it's being created. That locker-room environment has an impact on the language. I think the music suffers 'cause it allows an almost cartoonish level of misogyny.
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