“I was listening to a lot of hip hop, music like Public Enemy that was about raising consciousness, and I realised I could feed that directly into my work, using images in a way that was a bit like sampling - taking images from diverse places, exploring the contradictions without trying to hide the seams.” WayTryingBitsConsciousnessEnemyListeningHip HopHipsContradictionHopsDiverseExploringRealisedSamplingPublic EnemiesHip Hop Music Author:Chris Ofili
“Some artists are definitely trying to do different styles. Some, not a lot. But even from what you've seen [of] Outkast, Kanye West, and Lil' Wayne, and different people expressing their way of evolving in hip-hop. In the evolution of hip-hop, they're doing different things. And you've seen hip-hop have more of a global presence and impact on the world.” PeopleWorldWayTryingDifferentArtistStyleEvolutionImpactWestHip HopHipsEvolveHopsDifferent ThingsDifferent PeoplesWayneDifferent StylesImpact On The WorldOutkast Author:Will Ferrell
“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
“Hip-hop is always moving. It's always looking for the next style; it's always trying to one-up the last person.” TryingPersonsLastsMovingNextStyleHip HopHipsHopsAlways TryingAlways Moving Author:El-P