Beats Quote by Kid Ink

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

— Smokepurpp

Part of my growth as a producer was not just about making beats but also helping in the process of inspiring the song and…

— No I.D

I had to figure out what to make for myself as an artist. As a producer you make stuff for all kinds of different…

— Kid Ink

I'm a producer, not just a beatmaker but a producer.

— Mike Will Made It

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

— Metro Boomin

Sometimes you're with a producer who just makes beats and you can kinda do your thing to whatever beats they come up with. But…

— Paul Wall

Everything I make as a producer, I visualize it as a DJ first. And all those beats, I test them as a DJ.

— David Guetta

I never made beats to make beats; I only made them when there was a record to make them for. That's one of the…

— Rick Rubin

I struggled with working with producers because no one openly wanted to give me a chance to rap on their beats. That's just honest…

— Little Simz

When I was making beats, I don't remember thinking about doing it as a career, I just remember that every day I wanted to…

— Russ

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

— Mike Shinoda

The main thing about being a producer and not a beatmaker, the difference is the ear.

— Metro Boomin