I do music for the love of it, and I've been doing it from a very young age: about 11.
Wyclef Jean
What I'm trying to do is break the genre from what is rap and what is music.
I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get... →
All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.
Young Jeezy
I guess now music is so saturated and so microwaved. It's, like, 15 minutes in the microwave and boom, you've got something. Nobody's... →
Music is all about leadership and there ain't really a lot of leaders.
When you're trying to bring the streets into rap to prove a point, then you already lost. You separate the two, and that ain't to be played... →
Music is how you feel.
So many people equate money and success with happiness, especially in the music industry.
DJ Jazzy Jeff
And more than anything, I like the improvisation of jazz. That's the same thing with DJ-ing. There's so much improvisation you can do with... →