I was an underground rapper and only 16 years old, a freshman at high school. Bang thought I had potential as a… — RM Copy Share Image
Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the picture come to… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
To be honest, and this comes out of left field, but I would love to do something with Jay-Z or Eminem. I… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
L.A. hip-hop is so different; it's so diverse. Out here, it's, like, funk-inspired; it's, like, '70s-skating-rink-inspired at times. It's Zapp-and-Roger-inspired; it's house-party-era-inspired. — Nipsey Hussle Copy Share Image
The fundamentals of hip-hop still play an important role, cause it's about those similes, those metaphors, those parallels. And to some people… — Pusha T Copy Share Image
I like Lil Wayne's style. His style probably influences me the most. Basically, he's just wearing exactly what he feels like wearing.… — Von Miller Copy Share Image
Hip-hop kind of absorbed rock in terms of the attitude and the whole point of why rock was important music. Young people… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
A certain administration which I won't call by name took the arts out of the schools, and that left the brothers out… — Isaac Hayes Copy Share Image
It doesn't get any more underground, conscious or indie than Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, but because they got a couple of really big… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I hate when rappers do interviews. They say stuff like, 'If I wasn't doing this, I'd be dead or in jail.' Like,… — Tony Rock Copy Share Image
I don't have to work on it. I'm naturally a writer. The rapping and writing, they can go hand-in-hand - but rapping… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
If you actually understand and listen to what he's saying, there's no one that can compete with Eminem. That's why no one… — Jamal Murray Copy Share Image
When Nicki was putting out mixtapes, she was the only female rapper that had any kind of buzz. And not to mention… — Tink Copy Share Image
It was dope to the point where I felt like Common almost admired me as much as I admired him. He took… — Dreezy Copy Share Image
Koopsta Knicca, Gangsta Boo, Lord Infamous and Crunchy [Black]. The name of the group is Da Mafia 6iX. So like I said… — DJ Paul Copy Share Image
We were coming out of the black community with this thing called rap music, which was basically black men yelling at the… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
“Now let me ask you all a question, what's more pathetic and sad to you? A bunch of poor black people who… — T.J. Kirk Copy Share Image
So basically, Travis Scott took files from Tommy Brown and took them to Kanye and said he produced them and it was… — Victoria Monet Copy Share Image
I think the guy who has had the better films is Will Smith. I don't know if he's a better actor than… — LL Cool J Copy Share Image
I had no idea how much the stuff I was doing was affecting people outside Oakland. At the time, also, hip hop… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I like underground rappers - Cory Gunz is a young kid that's been really doing his thing. I'm a Gym Class Heroes… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
This is going to sound ridiculous, but I read in an interview with Lil Wayne that he recorded a mixtape of something… — Chris Carmack Copy Share Image
Gucci is a rapper that doesn't try and be anything he's not - he's straight up. Yeah, maybe it's ironic and all,… — Diplo Copy Share Image
When I started writing poetry, it was always in very hip-hop influenced spaces: Someone would teach a Nas song side-by-side with a… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottle, I make mistakes but learn from every one, And when it's said… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
Hip hop is the new rock n' roll, you know what I mean? And anybody who doesn't think that is just sort… — Dan Auerbach Copy Share Image
I used to do more melodic stuff, and I used to do more actual rap - like traditional hip hop vocals. I… — Galcher Lustwerk Copy Share Image
What's when you rap and don't appreciate the art? What's when you sell out just to get a start? What's when you… — Lord Finesse Copy Share Image
You can always know, when it comes to a Gucci Mane or Migos project, there is no such thing of them putting… — Zaytoven Copy Share Image
I was inspired by 'Bootylicious' being able to scale the dictionary walls thanks to just one individual, Beyonce. But Beyonce has the… — Alex Horne Copy Share Image
In kindergarten I had to draw a picture of what I wanted to be when I grew up. I drew a rapper.… — B.o.B Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a poet. I fell in love with poetry around eight years old, but not through literature. Instead, it… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I think when people say 'real hip-hop,' they want it more buried in the streets. They want it more connected to the… — Ice T Copy Share Image
My love of words, alcohol, and stage antics basically cemented me as a rapper, but it wasn't a career that I wanted… — Cakes da killa Copy Share Image
Drake doesn't realize, in many ways, he was like the big brother I never had. He set the example and paved the… — Logic Copy Share Image
I know rappers who are grandparents and we still haven't conquered politics, social development, philanthropy and these are areas, as we become… — Rhymefest Copy Share Image
I think hip-hop brought it on itself. When rappers got a chance to talk to the media, they would get in the… — Too Short Copy Share Image
Part of my affinity with urban music comes from being on 'Kids Incorporated,' 'cos we used to sit around and listen to… — Fergie Copy Share Image
The great thing about 'Hamilton,' for me, is so many people have been exposed to and are more open to hip-hop and… — Okieriete Onaodowan Copy Share Image
All I really want is a beat from Kanye West. I've met him, and I think he's real cool with us. If… — Domo Genesis Copy Share Image
![“Koopsta Knicca, Gangsta Boo, Lord Infamous and Crunchy [Black]. The name of the group is Da Mafia 6iX. So like I said we can't consider it a Three 6 Mafia reunion without all the members of the [group] being in it so we'll just say that it's a reunion of members of the Mafia that created a totally…” quote by DJ Paul](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7d6/dj-paul-105155_black_koopsta-knicca-gangsta-boo-lord-infamous_985719.jpg)
