I like Kendrick because Kendrick is keeping that spirit alive of trying to educate and teach people, man. — Inspectah Deck Copy Share Image
I wouldn't want to end up in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the 'Master of Hip-Hop Samples,' but you… — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
Lil Wayne has an ex-wife, 5 baby mommas, 4 girl friends, 3 boos, a partridge in a pear tree, and has the… — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
I wanna be selective... very selective. Right now, hip-hop's very boring to me. It's no excitement. — Timbaland Copy Share Image
I love the song 'Picasso Baby,' and I think the performance art piece was brilliant. I love that fact that Jay Z… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
Hey boy what's ya name? Lookin like a rapper, but you prolly push 'cain. Rockin ya drop top pumpin game. Frontin like… — The Jacka Copy Share Image
Drake is a lyrical genius, and he's great with melodies, and Pharrell is an amazing producer and songwriter. — Justine Skye Copy Share Image
People like Tay Don, Don Cannon, and OJ Da Juiceman - those were the core people that I rock with. And I… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
Rap music is a combination of many different arts to make something new. There's always been a stigma that its existence would… — Chance the Rapper Copy Share Image
I think that my favorite album has to be 'The Fix' because I was in a very comfortable place. Mentally, financially... I… — Scarface Copy Share Image
People looked at me - people still look at me - as 'this is Gucci Mane's producer.' But the music that me… — Zaytoven Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be someone in the entertainment industry. In my eighth grade slideshow, when everyone was like "show us what… — Lilly Singh Copy Share Image
To have mentors and moguls like Russell Simmons and Chuck D pushing me forward and empowering my movement makes me all the… — Lazarus of Bethany Copy Share Image
I think more like an entertainer rather than just a rapper. My overall goal is to never be listed as just a… — Machine Gun Kelly Copy Share Image
I don't know if he remembers, but the first time I ever met Cudi was the first time I met Kanye. I've… — Travis Scott Copy Share Image
Hip-hop originated from the Bronx specifically; that means everything. I'm down the block from where hip-hop was born and raised, so I'm… — A Boogie wit da Hoodie Copy Share Image
You know what? Drake is one of my favorite artists, not just because it's, like, the cool thing to say. — Thundercat Copy Share Image
'New Slaves' is too real to me. It's like a freestyle of real talk, with the sickest beat. It's like the beat… — Jme Copy Share Image
If Obama's enormous symbolic power draws primarily from being the country's first black president, it also draws from his membership in hip-hop's… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
I met Kendrick when I was younger but he's not really the flashy type. You'd never know if he had a dollar… — Roddy Ricch Copy Share Image
Hip-hoppers are not interpreting what hip-hop is, and when we do interpret it, we interpret it as something immature, unorganized, and outlaw. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
When I'm in my rap mode, I'm probably gonna ride in a black truck or a nice car. But if I'm just… — Sexyy Red Copy Share Image
I look up to Snoop and DMX a lot¦ professionally, I like Puff [P. Diddy] a lot; I like how he manages… — Bow Wow Copy Share Image
Hip-hop culture is probably one of the most powerful things to come out of America in a long time - everything from… — will.i.am Copy Share Image
Ludacris is a very smart individual. He's about his business. Everything is business with him. So I learned a lot about making… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of Jay Z. I listen to a lot of Nas, a lot of 2Pac. I like to listen… — Bobby Wagner Copy Share Image
Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the straight-up peak of hip-hop. Straight-up one of the… — Mr. Lif Copy Share Image
Hip-hop influences my talent, but I think that punk and everything else I listened to growing up was who my idols were. — Machine Gun Kelly Copy Share Image
Nobody compares to Drake as far as hits, but Michael Jackson had presence. That's the difference. — Boosie Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as just a rapper. But overspending on sneakers? That's a real rapper thing to do. — Saint Jhn Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a gangsta rapper. But I'm probably more qualified to be a gangsta rapper than people who call themselves… — Coolio Copy Share Image
If you really think back to the culture or just black America before rap music took off, New York could have been… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
For my style influences you've got to look at Kanye first. Pharrell when I was growing up, too. — Nick Young Copy Share Image
I used to really like Method Man and Redman for some reason. And Fabolous. A lot of New York rappers, too. Cam'ron.… — Ski Mask the Slump God Copy Share Image
I've always been a fan of Nigerian artist D'banj. He's now signed to Kanye West's Good Music label. — Estelle Copy Share Image
The first rap that I wrote was about my Maths teacher, and as expected, he didn't like it, but the students loved… — Badshah Copy Share Image
Me and Drake, we just met each other in passing on the road. We kicked it a few times. We kept ending… — Fabolous Copy Share Image
People get caught up in worshipping certain rappers, or they try to demonise hip hop by looking at what certain rappers are… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
It's not that I'm playing a rapper. I definitely feel like I'm a legitimate rapper. I just think that, who I am,… — Lil Dicky Copy Share Image
I love Eminem! I LIKE SKITTLES BETTER No, the rapper you idiot... YOU'RE THE IDIOT, WHATS SO GOOD ABOUT AN M&M WRAPPER...? — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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