“I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop.” FirstsFansHip HopHeavyHipsHopsMetalsPunkHeavy MusicMetal MusicHeavy Metal Music Author:Tom Morello
“Hip-hop was my first audience - I would rap in the mirror, walk down the street and listen to my Walkman.” FirstsWalksAudienceStreetsMirrorsHip HopRapHipsHops Author:Derek Luke
“From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record was all covers, to country-western, bebop, blues, and even the referencing in classic hip hop to cliched love ballads of the '80s or whatever - that is kinda gone, and that's just terrifying to me.” FirstsCountryGoneRecordsStonesWesternFolksHip HopHipsClassicHopsRolling80sRolling StonesCabBalladsGershwinBebopReferencingCountry Western Author:Cat Power
“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.” FirstsBelieveStuffEnemyHeardHip HopHipsHopsPublic Enemies Author:Joaquin Phoenix
“The effect hip-hop had on me was enormous. I was exposed to it by happenstance. My father worked at a radio station in New York called WKTU Disco 92. It was the first radio station in New York City to play disco in the late '70s.” FirstsPlayFatherCitiesEffectsNew YorkLateHip HopRadioEnormousHipsHopsStationsNew York CityExposedDiscoRadio StationsHappenstance Author:Michael Rapaport
“My album will manifest many things I saw,did or heard about; I talk first hand never word of mouth.” FirstsHandsSawsHeardMouthsHip HopAlbumsManifestWord Of Mouth Author:O.C.