Rap has its own style. Its meaning is [in] the way people dress, the jewelry they wear, the sneakers, and things like that. That may be another reason why white people like rap: they like the whole style that goes along with rap…I also remember going to the park as a kid and playing basketball at the courts, and the music people would have on their stereos outside when we played was rap. Rap music was around when I was growing up. I never saw it as music that was made by mostly black artists; I just saw it as good music. Growing up where I did, in [upstate] New York, I would hear DMX rapping about places like that's right where I’ve been, and I think that's what also attracted me to rap music. When I would hear artists rapping about places I knew, I felt like I could relate to the music…I have friends whose favorite music isn’t rap, but they say they like it because it's something that is different. Rap has a different sound than other music.