I'm rapping in English but in an African way. I'm not trying to sound like an American. — Emmanuel Jal Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln got shot and died, Freed the slaves so they put him on the five. — Too $hort Copy Share Image
I don't want to see old people doing rap or rock and roll. It makes me cringe. — Grace Slick Copy Share Image
I often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those days, I might have chosen a career… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
On 139 and Lenox Ave there's a big park, and if you're soft don't go through it when it gets dark — Big L Copy Share Image
I don't think you can be a good musician if you just listen to rap, or just the [type of music] you… — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
Baby I got missed calls and e-mails all going into details about how you're not happy, and you think you gotta leave… — Mac Miller Copy Share Image
...Had dreams of fancy cars and limos, And all I wanted was somebody to listen to my demo. — Erick Sermon Copy Share Image
I got into hip hop from my uncle; he was always playing us Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane. He was… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I was never really like, 'Oh, I wanna be famous,' you know, 'I wanna be a big rapper.' I mean, I love… — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
Sometimes people say yo do you think rap changed you. No doubt it changed me. If I wasn't making records I'd still… — Rakim Copy Share Image
We grew up listening to alternative music from the '90s, and there was no shame in being on a major label and… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I've been a Christian for a long time, and I think that Christianity gets a bad rap. I think that people's perception… — Andie MacDowell Copy Share Image
When I was little, my dad showed me N.E.R.D., their first album, and I thought it was amazing. I thought Pharrell was… — Lil Xan Copy Share Image
I don't have any sympathy for the subject matter, [but] I have great respect for rap artists. In fact, not for the… — Stewart Copeland Copy Share Image
The rap community has been singled out as more homophobic than other groups, but I don't think that's right. It's homophobic, all… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
I drop styles on ears...the public bite 'em. Not many went to school, so the dummies wouldn't write 'em. They say, "Yo… — Kool Keith Copy Share Image
For a long period of time, the media covered rap music and hip hop the same way they cover a lot of… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
The difference between blues, jazz, rock n' roll and rap is that rap stayed poor. Even the white rappers are poor. It's… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
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