America Quote by TyDi

Until House came along I don't think the English made very good dance records, you know, there were very few really good English Rap…

— Fatboy Slim

Americans are good at making dance music.

— Ed Simons

I think whether dance music had exploded in America, I still would've been a DJ a long time. This is my first love.

— A-Trak

Hip hop is the way it is because of America.

— Dizzee Rascal

Hip-hop culture is probably one of the most powerful things to come out of America in a long time - everything from the music…

— will.i.am

Dance music was on its arse before we came along.

— Sergio Pizzorno

When I was growing up, hip-hop music existed as American thing. If you listened to it you were listening to an American subculture, whereas…

— Jonas Carpignano

Dance music has evolved very much. From DJs playing at the Olympics, to playing at the Super Bowl, working with Cirque Du Soleil and…

— Little Louie Vega

So from Jazz, Blues, R&B, Soul, Classical and Country music, Hip Hop has introduced us to a little bit of everything.

— B.J. The Chicago Kid

I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as…

— Quincy Jones

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

There was always a lot of American music in England until, obviously when the Beatles came around, then there was a shift towards English…

— John Deacon