Forever Quote by Tricky

Trip-hop? That's never existed and they say I invented it. Trip-hop is just hip-hop with a girl singing on top.

— Tricky

I grew up with go-go music. We wasn't really hip-hop fans.

— Goldlink

To its credit, hip-hop is my favorite genre, to this day, and it's hard not to be influenced by the culture and by the…

— Miguel

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

— Adrian Younge

I was in high school and college as hip-hop was really sort of coming into its own as a, you know, creative force, as…

— Rick Famuyiwa

New York hip-hop inspired me a lot.

— J.I.D

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

— Ichiro Suzuki

I grew up in Chicago, so hip-hop has always been a part of my life.

— Gina Rodriguez

Hip-hop music in general kind of revolves around singles, and I appreciate that mindset, but at the same time, I wanted to go beyond…

— Alexander Spit

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

I grew up listening to everything outside hip-hop. Hip-hop came later in my life.

— Akon

Hip-hop wasn't actually the genre that made me want to make sound, and I couldn't actually really pinpoint what genre it was. Growing up,…

— Grieves