Beats Quote by A-Trak

I got started as a producer first, but really, I feel my beats had more life than anyone could rap on them.

— Smokepurpp

I was making all my own beats, and I really liked sampling stuff, like old '50s and '60s pop and soul and doo-wop records.…

— G-Eazy

At the beginning I wasn't really rapping. I had poetry, so it was a spoken word vibe. Then I found beats that you could…

— Arlo Parks

Rap has always been about using your talents for doing more.

— Mase

Around the time that I was in high school, a lot of rappers were coming out with mixtapes of them rapping over other people's…

— Saweetie

I started rapping on the station promos. We did them over all of the top hits, so people got to hear me rap over…

— Ludacris

I don't just rap - I sing and I dance as well.

— Chanel West Coast

I'm trying to prove everybody wrong whoever told me I couldn't make it. To all the haters who say I can't rap and I…

— Soulja Boy

I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a…

— Don Cheadle

While a lot of hip-hop was inspired by jazz or James Brown samples and was made to be played live in the clubs, I…

— Rza

I wanted to rap, but I needed beats. I couldn't buy any, so I just made my own.

— Metro Boomin

In high school I was making beats for my friends and for myself and rapping over them.

— Mike Shinoda