“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
“That's what my music... I'm working on a solo record right now, it's gonna be more hip-hop than anything, like electronic hip-hop, futuristic hip-hop. I'm probably gonna be rapping on it.” RecordsRight NowHip HopRapHipsHopsSoloFuturistic Author:Alan Vega
“That's the unwritten rule in hip-hop. If I get on a record with you, I want to smash you. That's it. Every MC knows that. If I'm on a track with you, I want to be the best on the track. That's just how it is in hip-hop.” IfsKnowsWantRecordsTrackHip HopHipsBeing The BestHopsUnwrittenUnwritten Rules Author:Ja Rule
“I think I can see people wanting to hear more music-music now as opposed to all hip-hop. You know, which I have nothing against hip-hop. I think some of it is really good. But on the other hand, some of the real great artists are just being lost because they're not getting the airplay or anything to make them inspired to record again.” PeopleThinkingKnowsI CanRealHandsArtistLostRecordsInspiredHip HopHipsHopsJust BeingGreat ArtGreat Artist Author:Nickolas Ashford
“I think that people have been claiming hip-hop as being dead since the moment it started. I think there are people - and I can be included in that category sometimes - that get frustrated feeling like maybe the industry has handcuffed itself, or trained its artists to do or think about music in a way that classically hasn't led to the greatest records in hip-hop.” PeopleThinkingWayHas BeensI CanSometimesMomentsFeelingsArtistRecordsIndustryHip HopHipsHopsCategoriesFrustrated Author:El-P
“I'm not trying to change the face of hip-hop music. I'm trying to make my records and always take the next step for me.” TryingFacesNextStepsRecordsHip HopHipsHopsNext StepsTrying To ChangeHip Hop Music Author:El-P
“For us, selling a million records in 2005 is the equivalent of selling 2 to 3 million records (five years ago). Rock records aren't flying off the shelves like they used to. Hip-hop and pop are so huge. (But) everything's on the upswing for us.” YearsUsedMillionsRecordsFiveRocksHugeYears AgoHip HopPopsFlyingSellingHipsFive YearsHopsShelves Author:Jacoby Shaddix
“I noticed that difference early on, like if you were successful in rock 'n' roll, that was a really bad thing, you almost had to hide it. You had these guys selling 200 million records with dirty T-shirts on. I was like, 'Come on, man. Come on. We know you're successful.' Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your music. If you're big enough, people are drawn to you.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenEnoughBigsGuyDifferencesWealthMillionsSuccessfulRecordsRocksLike YouHip HopSellingHipsDirtyShirtsHopsBad ThingsRock N RollT Shirt Author:Jay-Z
“Im a hip-hop guy, and the first time I heard Eminem was in 96. He was on a record with Shabban Siddiq. I was like, Who is this guy? Hes dope! First album came out: awesome. Second album came out: awesome. Third album, I was like, Eh. He started to get really successful. He wasnt mine anymore.” FirstsGuySuccessfulRecordsHeardMinesFirst TimeThirdsHip HopAlbumsHipsHopsThis GuyGet RealDope Author:Russell Peters
“Hip-hop and R&B are especially fertile bases of collaboration. It always makes good records and good music.” RecordsBasesHip HopHipsHopsCollaborationFertileGood Records Author:John Legend
“When I'm actually creating music, I try not to listen to the hip-hop records that are going on, because I think, subconsciously, we steal from each other. If you're listening to a record and it's really hot, then you'll be looking for something that feels like that, or that has a version of it.” IfsThinkingFeelsTryingRecordsListeningCreatingHotHip HopStealingVersionsHipsHopsCreating Music Author:Curtis Jackson
“I'm trying to open up my range and really sing more. With The Fugees initially, and even with 'Miseducation,' it was very hip-hop - always a singing over beats. I don't think people have really heard me sing out. So if I do record again, perhaps it will have an expanded context. Where people can hear a bit more.” PeopleIfsThinkingTryingBitsRecordsHeardBeatsSingingHip HopHipsRangeHops Author:Lauryn Hill
“With rock music, it usually revolves around the band. You go in as a band and probably take about a year to record an album. But for a hip-hop song, you can create a track and an idea with verses and choruses in a day, and get three different people on it. It seems like you're able to do more with hip-hop.” PeopleYearsIdeasDifferentSeemsAbleSongThreeRecordsRocksLike YouBandTrackHip HopAlbumsHipsHopsVersesDifferent PeoplesRock MusicChorusHip Hop Song Author:Travis Barker
“I love listening to old records to keep nostalgic feeling; it allows me to not lose the love for hip-hop.” FeelingsLosesRecordsListeningHip HopHipsHopsNostalgicOld Records Author:Rakim
“More than half of all the hip hop record sales are white people, and I think that might be a result of my record helping people to accept hip hop.” PeopleThinkingHelpingMightWhiteResultsHalfAcceptingRecordsHip HopHipsHopsHelping People Author:Vanilla Ice
“I go down to New York, do the project, and leave. I have no interest in participating in the rat race down there. Hip jazz fans know who I am. There's a generation of musicians in New York who know my records better than I do.” KnowsInterestRaceRecordsGenerationsFansNew YorkFameProjectsMusicianJazzWho I AmHipsRatsParticipatingRat Race Author:Paul Smoker
“I have always been involved with radio, whether it was as an artist talking to radio about my own songs, or as a promotion man at Def Jam to working records through my company. In 2000 I was asked to host a show in Norfolk VA and through that show I was then asked to host the morning show in Detroit. The concept of the show was around Hip Hop. We were active in the community and we wanted to do a local show that had a hip hop feel around it.” MenFeelsShowsWantedArtistSongCommunityMy OwnCompanyTalkingMorningRecordsInvolvedConceptsHip HopRadioActiveLocalsHipsHopsHostPromotionJamDetroitNorfolk Author:MC Serch