When I'm actually creating music, I try not to listen to the hip-hop records that are going on, because I think, subconsciously,… — Curtis Jackson Copy Share Image
I say that I do soul, R&B music. I have so many influences, from Billie Holiday, Nina Simone to Stevie Wonder and… — Goapele Copy Share Image
I listen to all those kinds of music, from classic soul to hip-hop to Brazilian music to, you know, jazz to indie… — John Legend Copy Share Image
Squeeze 7cc's so I could see the seven seas, And CC all my friends so they could see what I was seeing...… — Pharoahe Monch Copy Share Image
“1. Close Friend, someone who got yo back, yo "main nigga." 2. Rooted in blackness and the Black experience. From a middle-aged… — H. Sammy Alim and Geneva Smitherman Copy Share Image
Forever, for me, it was just about trying to make it and become a known person and loved and revered in hip-hop… — Logic Copy Share Image
This is business: they don't care about your lyrics; The better you sell, the better future for their children. Controversy sells, so… — Cormega Copy Share Image
But whats it all worth, cant take it when you under this earth Rich men died and tried, but none of it… — Nas Copy Share Image
What I want to do right now is give hip hop back to the hood. Before it was a neighborhood thing where… — Rakim Copy Share Image
Hip-hop wasn't actually the genre that made me want to make sound, and I couldn't actually really pinpoint what genre it was.… — Grieves Copy Share Image
Talking about remixes, some people like to preserve what is original and some people give it a new meaning. Coming to Hip… — Raftaar Copy Share Image
Ali was the African-American who exulted in saying exactly what he was capable of, and the bouncing-boy braggadocio of hip-hop is impossible… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
You heard about, through word of mouth, Big Bird is out, he's in the house. He's turnin' up, with Snuffleup, They're really… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing... At the end of the day, it's up to us to control… — Nas Copy Share Image
The fabulous side of Taboo was dressing up and dancing like no one was watching you. There were no rules. You had… — Boy George Copy Share Image
We've always talked about doing something else and Campbell Scott is always busy and I'm always busy. But when we came up… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
I fell in love with hip-hop a little bit late; I grew up on Another Bad Creation and Kris Kross. But my… — Karen Civil Copy Share Image
Back as kids we used to kiss when we played truth or dare, Now she's more sophisticated, highly edu-ma-cated Not at all… — Slimkid3 Copy Share Image
I think Hip Hop and Gospel are such strong distinct cultures that have problems, unspoken problems obviously, but problems with one another.… — LeCrae Copy Share Image
The ghetto music of my era is hip-hop. And Parliament, and Curtis Mayfield, and Marvin Gaye, that was all the ghetto stuff… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I've sort of realized there's a definite pattern to my output at this point: there's an album that everybody sort of loves,… — Jose James Copy Share Image
I think every generation has that movement of hip-hop that you know you're playing it and you definitely have that moment of… — Solange Knowles Copy Share Image
Depending on who I am talking about or who's talking through me - if the person is a kind of hip-hop, or… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
With guitar, I'd always mixed more sounds that occur in hip-hop, or occur on Crystal Method records, or occur at the zoo… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a great producer so I studied great hip-hop producers, but also stuff beyond that: Phil Spector, David Axelrod,… — Frank Dukes Copy Share Image
We have this really retro vibe and style of songwriting and, personally, I wasn't embracing the current state of music until I… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
Hip-hop has done so much for racial relations, and I don't think it's given the proper credit. It has changed America immensely.… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
It took a long time for hip-hop to become commercial. Now there's all these big black icons that came from nowhere to… — Skepta Copy Share Image
I had gone to a talent show, I was interested in American hip-hop music, with my older brother, to another town and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The music of the westerner comes from Africa, whether they like it or not. The majority of the instruments of the music,… — Angelique Kidjo Copy Share Image
And from the moment that I saw you, I knew you was trouble, But I disregarded detour signs, And did not stop… — Mos Def Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap. The reason I was able to listen… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
The dancing style in Bollywood has changed a lot after 2000, mainly because of the dance-based reality TV shows. Everyone knows about… — Remo D'Souza Copy Share Image
I feel like it is important for us to uphold the heart of Hip-Hop, which is lyrical composition, it is skill, it… — Doechii Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was the music that actually got me excited about it and the actual prospect of performing. I think I loved music… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
I grew up around salsa, merengue, bachata, bass music, freestyle, hip-hop, techno, house, rave. Miami is special for that. It's a city… — Pitbull Copy Share Image
Well, we have to realize the truth about the person who is a hip-hop insider. Most of these people are not really… — MC Hammer Copy Share Image
The advancement of style is the cornerstone of hip hop. There is no correct or conservative way to make rap music. Rap… — El-P Copy Share Image
A lot of artists are scared to do that, they are scared to step out on their own. What am I the… — Shane Bunting Copy Share Image
When I became older and started to become more in tune with my political leanings, there was a disconnect between the feminist… — Zoe Buckman Copy Share Image
