Award shows Quote by David Banner

Rappers have traditionally put products in songs, and it's been products that don't put anything back into our community.

— Charlamagne tha God

There are so many rappers now that it's cluttering our culture. 90% of the time at a show there are more artists in the…

— Statik Selektah

You have the rap industry trying to stay above water by giving the people what they want, but then you have the people who…

— Rahki

This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry.

— Young Thug

I have been skeptical, sometimes, about the importance of rap music, which I think is a capitalistic project to make money.

— Raoul Peck

Our music attracts the people that we rap about and make music about, and they come out and actually do it.

— Quavo

People get passionate about a song. It's been my experience if you put out radio candy, something commercial, it doesn't sell records.

— Trace Adkins

We are passionate about making it so that users enjoy the music that they want to enjoy but at the same time fairly compensates…

— Daniel Ek

Recorded music has always been in a sense promotion for live performance, and some artists have discovered that giving it away is as effective…

— Todd Rundgren

The crowd response has always been great, we always have fun at the shows and we will definitely be back representing our album to…

— B-Real

Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven’t gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And…

— Hal David

If artists want to have people come to their shows and buy their merchandise, they really have to make a commitment to those fans…

— Steve Mahoney