“I want to make hip-hop that can use guitars and soul and jazz and just fuse it all together. And I want to make this whole new sound that's going to shock the world. Unfortunately, the masses didn't receive it.” WorldWantSoulWholeUseTogetherSoundMassJazzGuitarHip HopHipsShockHopsFuse Author:Will Ferrell
“I love the sounds of Latin jazz, R&B, hip-hop, alternative, all that stuff. I'm a radio kid.” KidsStuffSoundJazzHip HopRadioHipsAlternativesHopsLatin Author:Mario Vazquez
“There are all the offsprings of people who are influenced by punk. It sounds completely different - but it's still rock 'n' roll. When hip-hop came on the scene, it was the last legitimate creation of a new genre.” PeopleStillsDifferentLastsSoundRocksCreationSceneHip HopHipsGenreHopsRock N RollPunkOffspring Author:El-P
“Nude is a word as smoooth as your hips ... but naked has the sound of a rock being turned over to expose maggots.” SoundRocksNakedHipsMaggots Author:Grace Metalious
“When I started to make music at the end of the '90s, I saw myself highly influenced by hip-hop and techno, but I wanted to apply these ideas to something from the local sound; something that had identity, that would say who we were and where we came from.” IdeasEndsWantedSoundSawsIdentityHip HopLocalsHipsHopsTechnoWhere We Came Author:Steven Sater
“What's bad for the culture is wack rappers that get held in high regard like they're some great thing because it's the flavor of the month, but everybody knows they can't rap. I don't think it's hard, even for somebody who's not hip-hop, to know that that's not good. When you put them up against somebody that can really rhyme, you go, "Okay, I get it. This is what it should sound like."” ThinkingKnowsShouldHardCultureSoundMonthsOkayRegardHip HopRapGreat ThingsHipsHopsRapperRhymeFlavorFlavor Of The Month Author:Ice T
“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 basically try not to waste any lines in any of my songs, and I think the witty phrases and funny lyrics I have bring a smarter sound to college hip-hop.” ThinkingTryingSongSoundLinesCollegeWasteHip HopWittyHipsPhrasesHopsSmarter Author:Mike Stud