Quotes about Beat Making

It's difficult to beat making your living thinking and writing about subjects that matter to you. Votes: 3

I play the keyboard, piano - I like making beats. Votes: 2

In high school I was making beats for my friends and for myself and rapping over them. Votes: 2

There's an open door now more than ever to be making any type of beats that you want. Votes: 2

I was never just a 'fill in 16 bars on a beat' rapper. I was making real songs from the jump. Votes: 2

It was incredible to have J Dilla in your dining room making beats - it was one of the greatest experiences I've had. Votes: 2

A lot that was happening in 2005, 2006, good and bad, the beats reflected it. It was a lot of money around. People was making music to throw money to. Votes: 2

I got into DJing and making beats when I was about 17. I was always fascinated by the four elements of hip-hop: you know, writing, rhyming, breakdancing and graffiti. Votes: 2

I was making crappy beats since I was, like, 17 or 18, using Florida rappers, where I'm from. Then I started DJ'ing because I just wanted to have a new job. Votes: 2

I certainly came up in an era where women were really making strides and making a point to beat down doors and find their place and crash through the glass ceiling. Votes: 2

Sometimes, I make 50 songs and pick out the best 10. I've been in the studio all day, all night, making the beat, writing the raps. You never know what's gonna be a hit. Votes: 2

When we started making electronic music I imagined that the reaction we got from the rock musicians must have been similar to the one the beat groups got from people like my dad. Votes: 2

Hip-hop has survived as a sonic practice more than anything else. It's an approach to music-making based in sampling and rhyming over beats, that's proven far more versatile than its detractors thought it would. Votes: 2

Everything in my life has been about sound and making music, so Beats represents just that - the improvement of sound and the dedication to everything I've been doing from the day I started. Votes: 2

I have a Kenwood charcoal grill. In our house, if anybody is cooking, it's me. I love making burgers. I love making pork tenderloin. Lamb chops I do on the grill a lot. But you just can't beat brats. Votes: 2

In making the jump from a local program to the showcase of a coast-to-coast broadcast, Ted Yates and I were determined to maintain the candid, sometimes combative style we'd introduced on 'Night Beat.' But that proved easier said than done. Votes: 2

Here's the thing... when people start making music, they start borrowing styles from other people, because that's what you do. You start by recreating hip-hop beats you've heard from other people, or you start mimicking other people, or you're just listening to stuff. Votes: 2

We've got teams and other countries have teams. Right now, we are going to their countries; we're finding the best athletes; we're bringing them to our team. We're training them, we're making them awesome, and sending them back to beat us. We've got to stop that. Votes: 2

Usually I start with a beat, I start making a beat, and my producer side is making the beat. And on a good day, my rapper side will jump in and start the writing process - maybe come up with a hook or start a verse. Sometimes it just happens like that. A song like 'Lights Please' happens like that. Votes: 2

I'm such a strong believer in making yourself happy. Almost in a selfish way. There are a lot of trends, and obviously you can get swept up into them. But I feel like if you just write songs you love, it can have trap beats in it or whatever's going on in the moment, but you don't stop loving songs. Votes: 2

At my heaviest, I was 5'8" and 175 pounds. I ate well, but in too large quantities, and I rarely made a concerted effort to burn off the extra calories. I'd beat myself up about being overweight, even though I had the tools to be in shape. Then I'd resort to an unhealthy diet to lose the weight that was making me self-conscious. Votes: 2

You're making a big mistake if you think that you can beat me. Votes: 0

It's natural for me to step into the beat-making side of things next in the future. Votes: 0

My chest expanded and I suddenly wanted to beat on it with my fist. The girl was making me go all caveman." -Marcus Hardy Votes: 0

I didn't like men because they were so physically competitive. Men are always making a pecking order. "I can beat you up and you can beat him up ..." Votes: 0