“Like any great art, the culture of hip-hop has changed with the times. With the state of technology, music is more accessible and freely exchanged. For hip-hop to grow while keeping a sense of integrity, the essence of the culture has to be handed down and respected like any high form of art.” ArtStatesFormCultureGrowsTechnologyChangedIntegrityMusic IsEssenceDown AndHip HopHipsHopsGreat Art Author:One9
“Music is the art of all the invisible things that are real. Art, emotion, spiritual essence, consciousness - these things are hard to prove. Music helps you to focus on your sound. We understand that for very young kids.” ArtRealHardHelpingKidsSpiritualYoungSoundEmotionConsciousnessFocusProveMusic IsEssenceInvisibleInvisible Things Author:Wynton Marsalis
“I am more and more convinced that music is not, in essence, a thing which can be cast into a traditional and fixed form. It is made up of colors and rhythms.” MadeFormColorMusic IsEssenceCastsConvincedTraditionalRhythmFixed Author:Claude Debussy
“Hip hop is at its essence a folk music, because it speaks the language that people are still speaking at ground zero, it speaks the language that people speak on the streets.” PeopleStillsSpeakLanguageStreetsMusic IsEssenceFolksHip HopHipsHopsZeroFolk MusicGround Zero Author:Talib Kweli
“Music is moral law. It is the essence of order and leads to all that is good, true and beautiful.” BeautifulLawOrderMoralMusic IsEssenceMoral Law Author:Plato
“It's nice to hear when someone gets something and the sincerity is enough to tickle you. They can have the wrong notes but the essence of it is there, so it makes you laugh, because even when Frank [Zappa]'s music is sad, it makes me laugh.” EnoughLaughingNiceMusic IsEssenceNotesSincerityFrankMake Me LaughMake You LaughZappa Author:Gail Zappa