Art making Quote by Benny Blanco

You have the core hip-hop, which would just be beats and breaks, more something like what you hear with DJ Premier. Then you get…

— Ice T

Sometimes you have the trends that's not that cool. You may have certain artists portraying these trends and don't really have that lifestyle, and…

— Kendrick Lamar

Throughout hip-hop people have been putting different elements with different types of music.

— Girl Talk

There are so many artists these days that are trying to imitate other artists and go for a certain style; there's a lot of…

— Mister Lies

And hip-hop is about style and finesse and being creative and different, and to do that you have to be ballsy enough to not…

— DJ Premier

Some artists are definitely trying to do different styles. Some, not a lot. But even from what you've seen [of] Outkast, Kanye West, and…

— Will Ferrell

I'm forever learning and that's why I'm always able to create new styles and new dimensions of hip-hop.

— Doug E. Fresh

It is all about being open and paying attention to the music in your head. I think most people have original music playing in…

— Tommy Shaw

Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but you push yourself. It's…

— Burt Bacharach

The younger generation of hip-hop artists believes in doing something irreverent, inventing a new style. That's all it's about.

— Kodie Shane

Most people think its sex, money, and drugs but Hip-Hop is about lyrics, storytelling, and everybody having a different style. That's just another idea…

— Rapsody

People who just listen to music and are not a part of the creative community should realize that there is a lot of interaction…

— Kristoffer Rygg