Everything Quote by Machine Gun Kelly

I was kind of influenced by the hip-hop culture.

— Ichiro Suzuki

I think, in the early years, my biggest influences would have been... Daft Punk was a huge one for me, I bought their main…

— Flume

My first big influences were more hip-hop based - people like DJ Shadow and Four Tet.

— Washed Out

I was really raised on hip-hop, and hip-hop introduced me basically to all the music I listen to now.

— Adrian Younge

I never really considered myself super hip-hop, ever in life. I don't think anything that I've done reflects that.

— Damon Dash

I grew up listening to a lot of rap music. My dad's a DJ from Brooklyn, and he's a very soulful guy, so he…

— Chanel West Coast

I realized the power of hip-hop. I realized how influential this music and this culture are.

— Nipsey Hussle

Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap.

— Moshe Kasher

My biggest influences when I was a kid - I listened to a lot of top 40 radio, so whatever the big artists were,…

— Marc Martel

My influences are vast and varied. I was into classic rock at the same time that I was into hip-hop. It was just that…

— Paul Banks

My biggest influences were 1980s punk and metal. Metallica were my biggest influence because they were good at everything - riffs, energy - but…

— Corey Taylor

I wasn't the biggest hip-hop fan, because I had to listen to whatever my parents listened to, so growing up, it was a lot…

— Karen Civil