Art Quote by 2Pac

If we're all saying that rap is an artform then we gotta be more responsible for our lyrics. If you see everybody dying because…

— Tupac Shakur

“If we really are saying rap is an art form, then we got to be more responsible for our lyrics. If you see everybody…

— Tupac Shakur

When you're trying to bring the streets into rap to prove a point, then you already lost. You separate the two, and that ain't…

— Young Jeezy

The problem is that rap is so often a caricature of its own image. Nobody comes to the table with the seriousness of the…

— K'naan

I say if you don't write your lyrics, then you can't be the best rapper alive. Not at all. You can be one of…

— DJ Premier

I am used to experiencing so much trauma, that when I see it, I have to speak out. I don't think rappers have a…

— JPEGMAFIA

When you've been raised in care, rap music isn't just about guns and sexism. They're talking about real things you can hang on to,…

— Samantha Morton

I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most…

— Yusef Komunyakaa

Pop songs are not as graceful as they used to be. Performers today haven’t gone through the regimen of learning how to write. And…

— Hal David

Just knowing how to rap doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good songwriter.

— Danny Brown

It's bad poetry executed by people that can't sing. That's my definition of Rap.

— Peter Steele

You have the rap industry trying to stay above water by giving the people what they want, but then you have the people who…

— Rahki