--- title: "3 Funk Quotes By Killer Mike" description: "3 Funk quotes by Killer Mike. Plus more from Killer Mike and more Funk sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/killer-mike-2503_brass_when-you-talking-about-funk-music-you-ju_1610312.png" --- > [When you talking about funk music you just talking about a collage of a lot of different types of music. They used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/when-you-talking-about-funk-music-you-just-talking-about-a-collage-of/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/killer-mike-2503_brass_when-you-talking-about-funk-music-you-ju_1610312.png) > [I like the New York style of funk, the California style of funk, but the South I never felt like - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/i-like-the-new-york-style-of-funk-the-california-style-of-funk-but/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/killer-mike-2503_california_i-like-the-new-york-style-of-funk-the-ca_2177759.png) > [This is jazz, this is funk, this is soul, this is gospel This is sanctified sick, this is player Pentecostal. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/this-is-jazz-this-is-funk-this-is-soul-this-is-gospel-this-is/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31c/killer-mike-2503_amen_this-is-jazz-this-is-funk-this-is-soul-t_2546506.png) ## Other authors on Funk - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-james-79045.jpg) Rick James 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funk/rick-james/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-clinton-37588.jpg) George Clinton 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funk/george-clinton/) - [Afrika Bambaataa 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funk/afrika-bambaataa/) ## More by Killer Mike > [I rap when I'm rich. I rap when I'm broke. I rap when I'm bullshit in the street. I rap about only having one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/i-rap-when-i-m-rich-i-rap-when-i-m-broke-i-rap-when-i-m-bullshit-in/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [My rap comes from a sociological standpoint rather than picking a particular side or dogma or ideology. I just want people to be free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/my-rap-comes-from-a-sociological-standpoint-rather-than-picking-a/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [I don't understand how any black person can tell me that they're not pro-gun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/i-don-t-understand-how-any-black-person-can-tell-me-that-they-re-not/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [I believe in smart people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/i-believe-in-smart-people/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [Have you seen Bernie Sanders rallies? I haven't seen that many white voters since the Oscars. You know - oh, we have some Hollywood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/have-you-seen-bernie-sanders-rallies-i-haven-t-seen-that-many-white/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [Rap, to me, is communal. It's something you do with your friends. So becoming a member of a group was the dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/rap-to-me-is-communal-it-s-something-you-do-with-your-friends-so/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [Being an adult, you've already suffered enough from your own mistakes, and the world, to come to this as a humble human being. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/being-an-adult-you-ve-already-suffered-enough-from-your-own-mistakes/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [I don't accept the term 'political rapper' because I don't give a damn about either political party. I give a damn about the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/i-don-t-accept-the-term-political-rapper-because-i-don-t-give-a-damn/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [My rights are precious, and I value those provided to me through the United States Constitution so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/my-rights-are-precious-and-i-value-those-provided-to-me-through-the/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [I've been in the newspapers since I was about 15 - not for rapping, but for real substantive stuff I was doing in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/i-ve-been-in-the-newspapers-since-i-was-about-15-not-for-rapping-but/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [51 years ago, when Hillary Clinton was working on the Goldwater campaign, Bernie Sanders was getting locked up for my rights. 50 years later…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/51-years-ago-when-hillary-clinton-was-working-on-the-goldwater/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [Bernie Sanders is the only politician who, consistently for 50 years, has taken that social justice platform into politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/bernie-sanders-is-the-only-politician-who-consistently-for-50-years/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [America has done a great job making brutally fast, stripped-down cars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/america-has-done-a-great-job-making-brutally-fast-stripped-down-cars/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [My hair is dry. A lot of shampoos and greasers don't work with me, and so I started playing around with a chemist on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/my-hair-is-dry-a-lot-of-shampoos-and-greasers-don-t-work-with-me-and/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) > [I have searched all night and day for new and better words that could express my feelings and fear for the people of this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killer-mike/i-have-searched-all-night-and-day-for-new-and-better-words-that-could/) [Killer Mike](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killer-mike/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funk/killer-mike/#itemlist", "name": "3 Funk Quotes By Killer Mike", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you talking about funk music you just talking about a collage of a lot of different types of music. 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