Urban Music Quotes:

I have a very pop voice, but there's so much of me I associate mostly with urban music, so I try to blend the two.

- Aubrey O'Day

topic: Two, Voice, Urban Music

In North America, hip-hop and urban music are much more developed than it could be in Europe, except for a couple of markets like France, for example, or Germany, they're a little bit more aware.

- K-Maro

source: Source: www.hiphopcanada.com

topic: Couple, Europe, Urban Music

What is missing in a lot of urban music is perspective. You hear a lot of regurgitated perspective. It's a lot of: out at the club. Had drinks. Patrón. Big booties. It's this regurgitated idea of living in this, I don't know, one-night-stand moment that always starts at the club and Patrón. And so perspective, perspective, perspective is what I'm an advocate of.

- Miguel

source: Source: us.napster.com

topic: Night, Urban Music, Ideas, One Night Stand

I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music, but I am a product of my inspirations.

- Justin Timberlake

topic: Inspiration, Effort, Trying, Urban Music

I think everybody don't know what color I am. It's like, "He's not black enough. He's not white enough. He's got a Latin last name but he doesn't have - he doesn't speak Spanish. Who are we selling this to? Are you making urban music? Are you making pop music? What kind of music are you making?"

- Bruno Mars

source: Source: www.cbsnews.com

topic: Latin, Thinking, Names, Urban Music

Canada can be tough for urban music.

- Melanie Fiona

topic: Canada, Urban, Tough, Urban Music

Part of my affinity with urban music comes from being on 'Kids Incorporated,' 'cos we used to sit around and listen to Chaka Khan and Prince, and I got influenced by all that. Then gangsta rap got started, and I was infatuated with that - maybe that's why I'm fascinated by guns.

- Fergie

topic: Rap, Kids, Gangsta, Infatuated, Gangsta Rap

Dizzee's just my childhood hero. He's definitely the inspiration. He's got himself to a very good place. He's defied the expectations of what British black urban music was like. He was the first person who made the rest of Britain realise it wasn't just a one-album-type situation. You've got to take your hat off to somebody like that.

- Tinie Tempah

topic: Inspiration, Hero, Expectations, Hats Off, Urban Music