DJ Khaled Quotes

What did happen to rock music? I think there was a hip-hop takeover.

The whole world has changed much since the '80's. In the united States, rap music and country music dominate radio and that certainly wasn't the case in the early '80's.

I like the way hip-hop is now. It's grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.

Superficial pop will always exist - there've always been Fabians - but when people like Dire Straits and Bruce Hornsby start having hits, it suggests that there's a revolution going on in music.

Rap music's been around for too long now to be inspirational. The words are, but the music isn't.

I want to plug back into the hip-hop audience. Whether it be fans who grew up watching 'Yo!', or people who have become familiar with the culture via the Internet.

I consider 'Dope' a part of the new mainstream.

If hip-hop is dead, then let it rest in peace and let's move on to something else.

I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.

I feel like hip-hop is the new pop because it has a lot of influence because of our culture.

In the 80s, I remember the radio stations would play everything from rock to rap.

The age of the rock star was coterminous with rock n' roll, which, in spite of all the promises made in some memorable songs, proved to be as finite as the era of ragtime or big bands. The rock era is over. We now live in a hip-hop world.

All music now is influenced by Hip Hop. It's so deeply ingrained in the culture.

Country music has to evolve in order to survive.

You can still make music that people love, but there won't be more innovation. I started listening to electronic music a long time ago. But mostly I listen to rap. I think rap is the most interesting.

What sets 'Some Nights' apart from anything we've ever done is the hip-hop influence. Not so much the actual sound of hip-hop, but more the vibrato and the artistry that comes with it. Right now, the artists that seem to be pushing to be the greatest artists and are trying to change the world are hip-hop artists.

Twenty years from now, will we listen to Lady Gaga? No. She might think she is making a stand for the freaks and the weirdos. But they're not going to have any decent music to play, are they?

The music is going to die if you don't tap into something that people today can relate to.

Rock in the mainstream culture has lost a lot of its mojo.

When I heard 'Back to Black' from Amy Winehouse, I was, like, 'Wow.' To hear such a soulful voice that feels like it's from a different era, I mean, it felt so fresh and unique, and that was something that opened my eyes and made me believe that it's not always about churning out the same thing in this industry.

People misinterpret my emotions towards Nirvana because I've said things about how something happened with grunge that took a little bit of fun out of things. It's no offense to Nirvana; they were one of the greats, obviously. But something died there, too, and we haven't quite gotten the groove back.

I don't see that there are any particular changes in popular music.

When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story.

There's always people saying that rock is dead, rock is over. People are always out to kill rock and roll.

My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.