People need to understand that hip-hop that has gun talk is just for entertainment; similar to if you were watching a movie.… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
Hip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood. Too many times, people are hearing the story from the second floor. Nobody's heard the story… — Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Copy Share Image
Yeah, I was going to have no features on 'Bulletproof.' But I ended up putting Gucci Mane on it. That's just my… — Young Dolph Copy Share Image
As a rapper, you sort of act in music videos and in the persona you adopt onstage. You kinda have to put… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
Eminem is obviously one of the greatest rappers ever, black or white. As for Asher, no matter if you like his music… — Chris Webby Copy Share Image
When I first knew that I wanted to rap I was seven years old and I lost the talent show. It was… — Rico Nasty Copy Share Image
I love the playfulness and braggadocio that accompanies a ton of rap music - that's basically what makes up the foundation for… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
Antwan Patton and Andre Benjamin saved my life. That's how I view them giving me a record deal, with nothing but love… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
HIP-HOP HAS DIFFERENT ELEMENTS DEALING WITH MUSIC, RAP, GRAFFITI ART, B-BOYS (WHAT YOU CALL BREAK BOYS)... AND ALSO DEALING WITH CULTURE, AND… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
I actually heard hip-hop before I saw a movie in a movie theater. I heard hip-hop first, at the tender age of… — Rza Copy Share Image
Everyone's supposed to stay in their lines and be neat. 'You're a rapper. You're supposed to rap, carry a boom box, wear… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
When I write, I don't really focus on duets or anything like that, or whether I'm going to feature this or that… — John Legend Copy Share Image
You're gonna get your traditional Busta Rhymes and Pharrell collabo. My man Focus from the Aftermath crew; Dr. Dre; the late, great… — Busta Rhymes Copy Share Image
I'm not one of those kind of people that likes to beat up the past to validate the present. Certain people think… — Jaleel White Copy Share Image
I always knew that I would be some type of public figure, but I never knew that it would be rapping, 'cause… — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
Kendrick Lamar is a phenomenal artist whose work has served as a catalyst to raise a new level of consciousness for this… — Aja Brown Copy Share Image
I'm not really much of a fan of Drake. I don't know why; I'm not really keen on it. His songs just… — Wilfried Zaha Copy Share Image
I was in bands, like everyone else, when I was 16, 17; I was a little skater listening to Dead Kennedy's and… — Bonobo Copy Share Image
It's called 'I Wanna Thank You,' and I'm encouraging everybody out there to blog, Tweet, Facebook, anything about it. Let's sign a… — Q-Tip Copy Share Image
Do your thing. Do it unapologetically. Don't be discouraged by criticism. You probably already know what they're going to say. Pay no… — Asher Roth Copy Share Image
The L.A. rap scene is popping again because rappers stopped saying 'West Coast.' Nobody says that anymore. Fans of L.A. music were… — Schoolboy Q Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself an A-list celebrity or a big dog, but every time I meet somebody, even rappers who've been in… — Wiz Khalifa Copy Share Image
I started listening to rap music in 2012 or something, because that was when I started becoming friends with American people, and… — Rich Brian Copy Share Image
In hip-hop, sometimes that pace is so fast that you miss things. I don't mean literally miss lyrics; I just think there's… — Barry Jenkins Copy Share Image
Jay Prince is a real gangster. He ain't hiding behind a desk talking. He is the true living definition of what a… — Scarface Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, hip-hop music existed as American thing. If you listened to it you were listening to an American… — Jonas Carpignano Copy Share Image
While a lot of hip-hop was inspired by jazz or James Brown samples and was made to be played live in the… — Rza Copy Share Image
Mike Jones, Ying Yang Twins, then a little later, Wiz Khalifa and Meek Mill, too. It was the repetitive stuff with Mike… — Lil Uzi Vert Copy Share Image
At that time we was real rebellious, we was coming up from Staten Island, the long forgotten borough and we didnt really… — Raekwon Copy Share Image
The golden age was when people were starting to understand what hip-hop was and how to use it. I was lucky to… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I've always been totally enamored by hip-hop. I wouldn't say I liked it exclusively growing up. It was, like, that and alt-rock.… — Lil Dicky Copy Share Image
Growing up people would tell me: 'Yo, you only can do one thing. If you're going to rap, just rap. If you're… — Tierra Whack Copy Share Image
Chicano Rap is a genre in its own and its got its own fan base and it's respected. When I grew up… — Snow Tha Product Copy Share Image
Lil' Flip just proved to people that although this style is different and they might not understand it, it's working. So that… — Paul Wall Copy Share Image
I am going to make singles with other artists and put those out there - I'd love to work with Bruno Mars,… — Tee Grizzley Copy Share Image
Nobody talks about how Puffy went to Howard University or about Lil Wayne attending the University of Houston. All the young kids… — Yolanda Adams Copy Share Image
A lot of people really didn't expect for me to have a record with Kendrick, but I proved them wrong. It's not… — Rich the Kid Copy Share Image
We're a direct mirror of the audience, and that shows how hip-hop has expanded. It's no longer just an urban thing, and… — Taboo Copy Share Image
When I was CEO, and I'd listen to music, a lot of people listen to music and you get inspiration from it.… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
Hip-hop has permeated pop culture for decades. For a long time, though, it seemed to permeate it in a such a way… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
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