Miri Ben-Ari Quotes

I came from the `hood. I`m from Israel, yo,

Partnering with Reebok is a natural fit for me because they truly value artists who are not afraid to be different and stand out from the crowd, ... I am excited to work with Reebok on my new music video and thrilled to be part of their `I Am What I Am` campaign.

It`s a groundbreaking song. There were never tracks like that in hip-hop, I should say, history before. It`s all about me. It`s so, like, strings and it`s so freaking gangsta at the same time. It`s how I wanted to come out.

(An Atlantic Records executive sent Ben-Ari to Wyclef after he spotted her playing at an open mic night in New York.) I had my own steady gigs and I was writing my own compositions. They where very R&B, ... And I was very serious about jazz. Wynton Marsalis was on my last CD.

Partnering with Reebok is a natural fit for me because they truly value artists who are not afraid to be different and stand out from the crowd. I am excited to work with Reebok on my new music video and thrilled to be part of their I Am What I Am campaign.

My first hip-hop performance was at Carnegie Hall with Wyclef, ... I got a little feature and he announced me as the `hip-hop violinist.` The next night I played at the Apollo.

The artists on my album were all very talented and unique, and most have never worked with a violinist, so we pushed each other creatively,

`We Gonna Win` is a song of triumph, ... It represents my personal belief that with hard work, talent and dedication, everything is possible. It`s a one of a kind marriage between rap and classical music, where the music doesn`t accompany the vocalist, but rather stands on its own.

You are the hip-hop violinist, the creator, the visionaire, ... and therefore you should do whatever the hell you wanna do because whatever you do is right. They`re not gonna have like 20 hip-hop violinists in the company. I know what to do.

The reaction is unbelievable,