Rick Rubin Quote by Lil Twist

I listened to a lot of Jamaican vibes growing up. A lot of Bob Marley, Shabba Ranks, but also, Lil Wayne and Tupac.

— NLE Choppa

The coolest thing for me now is when I'm in the States and I meet other Asian-Americans who are like, 'Dude, thank you so…

— Eric Nam

I want people to look at me in the future and feel that there's this Asian hip-hop artist who's fresh and hot.

— Kris Wu

When it comes to musicians, I'm like the daddy of musicians here in Cuba.

— Compay Segundo

The roots of Cuban music are in my head.

— Compay Segundo

My family is Jamaican and Cuban, but we would go to see our Jamaican side every summer for three months and every Christmas. One…

— Karamo Brown

I'm the top rapper in the world.

— Future

I MAY NOT BE MUCH ELSE IN THIS WORLD BUT I GUARANTEE YOU I AM GETTING INTO RAPPER HEAVEN.

— Doseone

One day, I'll be listening to a bunch of Ray Charles, the next day it's nothing but Red Hot Chili Peppers. The next day…

— J. Cole

I'm super cool with Kanye.

— DJ Premier

I never worry 'cause people always try to categorize me. "Oh, that's reggaeton." "Oh, he's a Latin rapper." "Oh, he's crunk." "Oh, he's a…

— Pitbull

I want people to hear musicians like Joe Cuba. He has done things to whole masses of Puerto Rican people. The music is fantastic…

— David Bowie