When I was a little girl, I did not listen to music much. I did not think that one day I would… — Sonita Alizadeh Copy Share Image
There are many ways to deal with annoying coworkers, but obviously the most effective way is to picture them as rappers. Picturing… — Sarah Cooper Copy Share Image
One of the first people that believed in me, the first person to invest in my talent, me and this guy used… — Dr. Dre Copy Share Image
I can't look at TV without seeing something that's been influenced by rap. Even commercials for cereal. When I was small, I… — Rakim Copy Share Image
The attitudes of many police organizations were extremely negative to the prospect of Rap, and many officials weren't afraid to say that… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
People really don't know the extent of what I actually do. I'm not one of those rappers... "Hey! Make a hit. Throw… — Gorilla Zoe Copy Share Image
In terms of content, a lot of rap is crap, with all the sexism and homophobic bullshit. It's incredible how rappers are… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I don't listen to much rap, really. I can rarely listen to a whole record of it, because musically, it's very formulaic,… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
Yeah!" shouted Jonah, twirling the much larger Hamilton around the restaurant in a victory dance. The other diners watched in amazement. This… — Gordon Korman Copy Share Image
Even where the game is today, cats don't really focus on necessarily what it is that you're saying so when people say,… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
Girls, we have to go 10 times harder than guys. We are still expected to give you the bars, give you the… — Megan Thee Stallion Copy Share Image
Half of my family is in Los Angeles, so my cousin was the first person to play me, like, Snoop Dogg, and… — Jillian Hervey Copy Share Image
I want to be like Chris Brown meets Jay Z. Chris is a singer, a dancer, a complete powerhouse on stage and… — Raftaar Copy Share Image
My favorite artist was probably Jay-Z. He's the one who inspired me to start writing music. He's a wordsmith. He's very clever.… — Trip Lee Copy Share Image
Lil Wayne is somebody who I used to ride to school listening to in my car. You know from Tha Carter to… — Big Sean Copy Share Image
Snoop Dogg has always held me up. He's always held me above the fray, and that keeps me relevant. Wherever he goes,… — The D.O.C Copy Share Image
When Drake sings, it makes everybody feel like they can sing. Not saying he's a bad singer - he's a good singer… — Mustard Copy Share Image
The difference between EAZY E the artist and Eric Wright the human being, was two separate worlds apart. Behind closed doors, Eazy-E… — Kokane Copy Share Image
Hip hop is just a reflection of what's going on, or where the art is…Technology definitely gives artists a new mind, new… — Del tha Funkee Homosapien Copy Share Image
I flipped Gucci Mane's 'Freaky Gurl' for my project and I thought, 'Wouldn't it be great if he could get on it.'… — Latto Copy Share Image
Tupac has always been somebody who represented a higher consciousness of what it means on both sides of the coin to be… — Kat Graham Copy Share Image
Honestly, when I do a lot of records where it's super lyrical, all that it is to prove and to show people,… — Joyner Lucas Copy Share Image
Most of don't really understand how the underdog mind oporatesK.M.G Wise Am the one that speak's in riddles and later its qouted… — Syntific Copy Share Image
I love the way I make hip-hop and I refuse to make pop-rap. I don't refuse to make mainstream music, which is… — Ben Drew Copy Share Image
I think hip-hop can be prophetic and progressive, and at the same time, the dominant forms tend to be homophobic, misogynistic and… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
If you hear people talking about the Golden Era of rap, they're usually talking about the early Wu Tang Clan era and… — Gza Copy Share Image
I feel like when it comes to rap - like, real rap music - and knowing the pioneers of rap, I feel… — Damian Lillard Copy Share Image
In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I… — Aloe Blacc Copy Share Image
To have 50 have my back, that's definitely exciting; it's an achievement. 50 don't mess with no rappers ... When I came… — Soulja Boy Copy Share Image
It's funny, when you have a theme so particular to cows - or it could be anything like hair or nails -… — Doja Cat Copy Share Image
This is more in regards to celebrities. What we've got to understand is that we are the influencers of the hip-hop culture,… — Demetrius Shipp, Jr Copy Share Image
When we're rapping on these records, we're either rapping about our past lives or things our people are going through right now… — Pimp C Copy Share Image
Gangsta Rap is dead. I've moved on. And the raps that I'm rappin to my community shouldn't be filled with rage? They… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
The aggressiveness of it attracted me to hip-hop because I was angry inside. I was an angry kid because of the sickle… — Prodigy Copy Share Image
When I listen to hip-hop, I listen to Just Ice, Boogie Down Productions, Ultramagnetic MCs. I grew up in that age, and… — MF Doom Copy Share Image
Randomly enough, all of my favorite rappers growing up were East Coast rappers. I don't know. I just related to them a… — Kyle Copy Share Image
Everyday though, I'm just looking for like- I always ask people, What are you listening to? What sounds are good to you?… — Jhene Aiko Copy Share Image
“I've tried to get the angel to watch MTV so I can learn the vocabulary of your music, but even with the… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
I always want to execute and maximize off of potential, and this is a natural progression. Coming up as a youngster, I… — T.I Copy Share Image
I feel like everything I do in the hip-hop world has an influence. People don't really notice what I did until somebody… — ASAP Rocky Copy Share Image
![“To have 50 have my back, that's definitely exciting; it's an achievement. 50 don't mess with no rappers ... When I came out, there [was] a lot of people that was hating on me [and] felt like I wasn't real to the game don't hate the player, hate the game. 50 shed light on me, and he came to my…” quote by Soulja Boy](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/697/soulja-boy-4095_rapper_to-have-50-have-my-back-that-s-definitel_328587.png)
![“I always want to execute and maximize off of potential, and this is a natural progression. Coming up as a youngster, I always wanted to be a rapper, but I knew that if I did everything right as a rapper, I'd end up as an actor, following the models of Ice Cube, Tupac [Shakur] and Will Smith.” quote by T.I](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/10b/t-i-3641_actors_i-always-want-to-execute-and-maximize-of_465250.png)
