Rapper Quotes · Page 59

I don't take modern hip-hop as real. It's entertaining, it's fake, like James Bond.

— Emmanuel Jal

Hip-hop is huge in Canada, in Australia - everywhere.

— Taboo

The 'king of hip hop' is always the poster child for capitalism, no matter who it is.

— Immortal Technique

A lot of rappers were influenced off the West Coast, even from the East.

— Jay Rock

People can look to me as a teacher, but I consider myself a student of hip-hop.

— Doug E. Fresh

I'm a rapper to a lot of people. But I'm also someone who is very entrepreneurial.

— Chamillionaire

I don't even think jail helps Gucci Mane. It clearly doesn't.

— Charlamagne tha God

That which does not kill me can only make me stronger.

— Anonymous

I just hold it down for my side, I just hold it down for my set. I just give everybody a piece…

— Drake

I really appreciate the moments that I was able to win rap album of the year or whatever.

— Kanye West

But I've been freestyling and messing around with rhyming since I was 13. That's when I really started listening to hip-hop music.

— John Cena

I grew up looking up to DJ Premier, who would have the illest hip-hop joint on everybody's album.

— Statik Selektah

I guess cause i'm black boy, I'm supposed to say 'peace', sing songs, and get capped on.

— Tupac Shakur

I want to set the record straight that I did not learn how to speak English by listening to rap.

— Jon Rahm

I've always been a huge Tupac fan, and I often listen to him for inspiration or when I'm stuck.

— Angie Thomas

I didn't really grow up on hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald and the old school jazz divas are more my comfort zone.

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

The government hates rap. That's why they don't arrest anybody that kills rappers! Only the good ones are dead, man! Only the…

— Chris Rock

Jiggalo blood line, pimpin' hereditary. Black on 28's, it remind of February. Bet you can fuck with me, that would be Neveruary.…

— 2 Chainz

I think hiphop is a beautiful thing and I embody it and I'm going to live it and I'm going to represent…

— Jon Connor

In hip hop no one cares. No one stands up for it and it's a mess. We need order so we can…

— Nas

My goal for the rap game is just to make a lot of really dope music. That's really where I keep my…

— Valee

As a rapper, you're taught and you practice being hard all the time. You're not crying on your tracks, you don't sound…

— Ashley Walters

When hip-hop was new and raw, it was all about being an MC. You wanted to be respected as a lyricist. But…

— Big Daddy Kane

LL Cool J was a rapper-turned-actor, and I also relate to him because he was sort of a ladies' man and had…

— Bow Wow

I am from Florida, so I didn't 'grow up' on Wu-Tang.

— Amanda Seales

Ben Horowitz, he's the guy. He's really big into hip-hop, and he's a brainiac.

— Andre Iguodala

You don't hear no artists from Compton showing vulnerability.

— Kendrick Lamar

If I eat you like a cannibal ain't nothing to it gangsta rap made me do it.

— Ice Cube

I'm not just a rapper. I like to produce music.

— Hopsin

I love what Drake does, but I don't want to be called the Drake of country.

— Sam Hunt

If I had to pick one artist to tile my bathroom I would go with MC Escher.

— Demetri Martin

I'm trying to put on for my city. I'm trying to do what Drake did for Toronto.

— Lil Mosey

He's a layered person, so you have to tackle all the aspects of Tupac individually.

— Demetrius Shipp, Jr

When I was younger, I was addicted to the idea of becoming a rapper.

— Charli XCX

Rappers are in danger Who will use wits to be a remainder?

— O.C

Hip-hop is supposed to help you elevate, or go higher.

— Common

I dabble in hip-hop, but my knowledge is so minimal, it's not even worth talking about.

— Jack Tatum

My favorite rapper is J.Cole. Drake, Logic and Chance the Rapper also. There's a lot.

— Marvin Bagley III

If I could rap, that would be a sensation, but I can't, you see, I'm just a Caucasian.

— Ryan Stiles

Benzino has a long, credible history as a rapper and as a producer.

— Dave Itzkoff