Ability Quote by Scott Storch

People grapple with labeling me as hip-hop, R&B, or pop, and it's interesting to me. I'm just making music.

— SZA

I wouldn't categorize myself as R&B or hip-hop. I don't really know how to categorize myself. I'm still working out where I fit with…

— Jacob Anderson

I came from a strong jazz/ singer-songwriter/folk influence, but in L.A., I learned how to have a balance between all these genres and R&B…

— Yuna

I feel like no matter what we do though, we'll always have hip-hop and a little bit of R&B in our music.

— Rose

But the idea of taking things and mixing them together is what I do in my music. I take hip-hop, R&B, pop, dance, funk…

— Jennifer Lopez

Hip hop music and soul music have been the two main motivators for me musically. The music I make is hip hop soul, but…

— Musiq

I honestly now know that I'm the physical embodiment of hip-hop on earth. That's my only purpose here on earth is to keep the…

— KRS-One

I urge younger artists to know that you don't have to be anything you don't want. You can do whatever's comfortable for you. From…

— Trey Songz

My music is a direct reflection of the eclectic person I am. I don't like to be stuck in an R&B box.

— Tinashe

As far as hip-hop is concerned, I'm no expert and rarely think consciously about how I "represent" hip-hop.

— Baratunde Thurston

My love of R&B and hip-hop has influenced my life not even as a musician, but generally in terms of growing up and looking…

— James Vincent McMorrow

I'm a fan of hip hop music, so I always used a hip hop element in my music anyway.

— Damian Marley