About Quote by Michael McDonald

Hip hop was definitely, far and away, the primary influence for at least 10 years of my life. From about 7 or 8 on…

— Alex Ebert

I'm a big hip-hop fan since being a kid. It was the first music that spoke to me and made me feel like, 'Yeah.

— Sean Paul

I've always loved hip-hop, since I was a kid, that's the music that I loved. I think everyone of our generation kind of fantasized…

— Joaquin Phoenix

Hip-hop has been the guiding light of my life as a musician and a music fan. It's the one common thread through all of…

— James Vincent McMorrow

Hip-hop was the music that actually got me excited about it and the actual prospect of performing. I think I loved music from an…

— Rag'n'Bone Man

My favorite era of hip-hop was between '85-'89. That was the era that got me to love hip-hop.

— El-P

I loved hip-hop. The first stuff I heard was Public Enemy, and I couldn't believe it. It was amazing, and I've always loved hip-hop.

— Joaquin Phoenix

Well I listened to mostly rock music, and I felt like hip hop was like an extension of rock music when it was done…

— Rick Rubin

When I was growing up and listening to bands like the Dave Clark Five, the groove was what initially got me going. I really…

— Eddie Van Halen

I'd always loved hip-hop.

— Justin Broadrick

The thing that's good about Hip Hop is that it has experimented with a lot of different sounds and music.

— Afrika Bambaataa

Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap. The reason I was able to listen to it…

— Moshe Kasher