“I have pretty ecumenical tastes. I'm interested in a lot of different kinds of music, so I don't listen with a jaundiced ear to music because it's in a certain category, whether it's country or opera or hip-hop or bebop or whatever it is.” KindDifferentCountryCertainTasteMusic IsEarsHip HopHipsHopsCategoriesOperaDifferent KindsDifferent Kinds Of MusicBebop Author:David Sanborn
“One of my favourite things about country music is that, at least until recently, you could always count on a solid story, a punchline and a pun. I think it has that in common with hip hop, where they're not afraid of wordplay and I really appreciate that.” ThinkingCountryStoriesCommonMusic IsAppreciateHip HopHipsHopsNot AfraidFavouritePunWordplayFavourite ThingsPunchlines Author:St. Vincent
“It's not just hip-hop that's dead. Mostly every form of American music is dead. It's been dead. R&B isn't really good.” FormMusic IsHip HopHipsHopsAmerican Music Author:Nas
“Revolution ain't nothing but an extent of evolution; Evolution is a fact of nature. So when old folks tell me that they don't understand hip hop and the music is too loud, well I guess it means you're not supposed to be in there.” WellsMeanFactsRevolutionEvolutionMusic IsFolksHip HopHipsSupposed To BeLoudHops Author:Dick Gregory
“I grew up listening to Tupac, Biggie and other hip hop artists in the 90s. To this day, their music is still some of my favorite.” StillsArtistMusicListeningGrewGrew UpMusic IsMy FavoriteHip HopHipsHopsThis DayBiggieHip Hop Artist Author:Michael Isabella
“Hip hop started in NY so it's important that New Yorkers realise that to talk about NY music and its sound should not be a small-minded conversation. Music is supposed to evolve. It's supposed to be going through changes, it's not supposed to sound exactly the same as what it did when it started. NY hip hop has to be allowed to move on and grow and expand.” ShouldImportantMovingGrowsSoundConversationMusic IsHip HopHipsSupposed To BeEvolveHopsRealisingNew YorkersGoing Through Changes Author:Nas
“I listen to a lot of crazy stuff like pop, techno, rock, hip-hop, rap, baladas, bachata...my iPod is crazy. I like listening to a lot of stuff in different languages, so my music is always out there for me.” DifferentLanguageStuffCrazyRocksListeningMusic IsHip HopPopsRapHipsHopsIpodsDifferent LanguagesTechnoBachata Author:Prince Royce
“I kind of grew up with hip hop and of course being from Detroit I'm a Motown man. Music is in our blood. When you're from Detroit, music is in your DNA.” MenKindCoursesBloodGrewGrew UpMusic IsHip HopHipsHopsDnaDetroitMotown Author:Eric Thomas
“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
“What I value most in new music today is strangeness, oddity. Passion. And humor. I listen to a lot of hip-hop because it combines so many things like that.” ValuesPassionMusic IsHip HopHipsHopsStrangenessNew MusicOddities Author:Carrie Brownstein
“I actually don't like hip hop much; the music is too clichéd, the subculture, especially the macho strutting of gangsta rappers, isn't my thing. But, at the same time, rap is a simple, direct and strong musical language.” LanguageStrongSimpleMusic IsDirectMusicalHip HopRapHipsHopsRapperMachoSubcultureGangstaStrutting Author:Shahin Najafi
“It ain't this big I, little You. Music is to be shared. Music is not a hustle. [Hip hop's become] cultural stripmining [by the major labels]. Some people get into this music to make a killing but music is a way to make a living.” PeopleWayLittlesBigsMajorsMusic IsKillingHip HopHipsLabelsHopsHustle Author:Chuck D
“Shakira's music isn't my cup of tea, but the way she moves her hips reminds me of the feeling you get when you climb the gym pole.” WayFeelingsMovingMusic IsCupsHipsTeaClimbsGymCups Of Tea Author:Brandon Boyd
“I think the most important thing about dance music is the connection. If you put 80,000 people together, no one knows each other, and once the music starts, everyone loves each other. That doesn't happen with a lot of genres. If you go to a hip-hop club, it's not like when one songs comes on that everyone suddenly loves each other.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsImportantHappensTogetherSongMusic IsConnectionsImportant ThingsHip HopClubsHipsGenreHopsOne LoveLove Each OtherDance Music Author:Afrojack
“People who say that music is dead or hip-hop is dead are refusing to evolve.” PeopleMusic IsHip HopHipsEvolveHops Author:Erykah Badu
“To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial - but it's very worldly and good listening.” WantCountryListeningMusic IsHipsWorldly Author:Etta James
“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
“I love hip-hop music, ... It's rebel music is how I like to speak about it. Hip-hop and reggae come from the same community as far as class...they both come from the bottom of society.” SpeakCommunityClassMusic IsBottomHip HopHipsHopsRebelReggaeReggae MusicHip Hop Music Author:Damian Marley
“I always did poetry, and [rap music is] pretty much hip-hop melody with poems.” Music IsHip HopRapHipsHopsMelodyRap Music Author:Tiffany Foxx
“When you go to South Africa, you get a different vibe and a different sound. The music is awesome the people are loving it. When you go to Botswana, it's a different ball game. The people out there love Afro Beat Hip Hop so much. When you go to Sierra Leone it's different, when you go to Nigeria it's different... It's all pretty exciting!” PeopleDifferentGamesSoundMusic IsBeatsBallsExcitingSouthHip HopHipsHopsSouth AfricaNigeriaSierraBall GamesAfrosSierra Leone Author:Ice Prince
“House music is about love, and lots of hip hop is about hate and intolerance, so in that respect, it's not good at all.” HateHouseMusic IsRespectHip HopHipsHopsIntoleranceHouse Music Author:Chris Lowe
“Music is a huge part of my life, I enjoy every genre of music from jazz to country, and I even get down with a bit of hip hop.” CountryBitsEnjoyHugeMusic IsJazzHip HopHipsGenreHopsGenres Of Music Author:Nicole Richie