Todd Boyd Quotes

• I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could just drop an album and channel all my ideas, anger, humor and energy into some music and be done with it.

  Todd Boyd

  Rap, Ideas, Wish

  Todd Boyd (2004). “The New H. N. I. C.: The Death of Civil Rights and the Reign of Hip Hop”, p.9, NYU Press

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• The new-school hip-hop generation exists with a mandate to 'keep it real'; this has to do with embracing a hard-nosed truth about the world and letting the chips fall where they may.

  Todd Boyd

  Real, Fall, School

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• In classical music, love is based on bitin' -- imitation. It's not based on interpretation. A jazz musician, if he plays someone else's song, has a responsibility to make a distinct and original statement.

  Todd Boyd

  Song, Responsibility, Love Is

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