Nowadays, the game is all bugged out, Phony, like back when Hammer tried to come thugged out. — Daniel Dumile Copy Share Image
The IRS'll never sweat me or even put up a fight... Cause I'm sure I've paid more in taxes than you've made… — Ludacris Copy Share Image
The Chinamen built the railroad, the Indians saved the Pilgrim, And in return, the Pilgrim killed 'em. They call it it Thanksgiving,… — Nas Copy Share Image
Life can change your directions, even when you ain't planned it. All you can do is handle it, worst thing you can… — T.I Copy Share Image
On a park bench on 12th street, my whole crew's famous, you try bust your gat and keep it rel but you… — Prodigy Copy Share Image
The Temple of Hip-Hop makes sure that we don't just approach hip-hop just through music or through rap. We approach the totality… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is universal now, it's all commercial now. It's like a circle full of circus clowns up in the circuit now. — Eminem Copy Share Image
I feel like rap fit me better. I could hoop. I could have went and did that, but this is my lifestyle,… — Dave East Copy Share Image
I remember when I fell from my first bike: There were no 'Are you okays?' and rarely 'Are you alrights?' Just dirt… — Big K.R.I.T Copy Share Image
I used to record songs, like, play the beat from one phone and have another phone recording me and just rap. Moving… — A Boogie wit da Hoodie Copy Share Image
I just cut songs I love and that represent what I want to say. And if it crosses over, that's very flattering.… — Luke Bryan Copy Share Image
Everyone's supposed to stay in their lines and be neat. 'You're a rapper. You're supposed to rap, carry a boom box, wear… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
HIP-HOP HAS DIFFERENT ELEMENTS DEALING WITH MUSIC, RAP, GRAFFITI ART, B-BOYS (WHAT YOU CALL BREAK BOYS)... AND ALSO DEALING WITH CULTURE, AND… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
I got a head full of headaches, a heart that's full of woes. I'm constantly singin' them down home blues, and not… — Aceyalone 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
So every time I rap about being a big girl in a small world it's doing a couple things: it's empowering my… — Lizzo Copy Share Image
We have to remember examples of many artists of conscious rap who have been coopted by the Department of State of the… — Bocafloja Copy Share Image
I'm fascinated by rap and by hip-hop. I think there's a lot of poetry in it. There's a lot of anger, a… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
There's definitely some parallels between me and Joaquin Phoenix, I think. The line gets so blurry. My rap career wasn't a hoax,… — Steve-O Copy Share Image
I grew up with park jams. That's how I knew about rap... The local MCs would grab the mic and start rapping.… — Pepa Copy Share Image
If you want to say something profound, writing from your heartbeat is different than writing from the loud voices you get from… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
Not only the brothers on the street but the middle class brothers are also identifying with the gangster rappers because of the… — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, I'd be on the mic trying to hype up the… — Flavor Flav Copy Share Image
Nobody uses skits at all anymore, so it seems like I use a lot. That's how I grew up on tapes. Biggie… — Dave East Copy Share Image
As a late teenager, the punk movement pushed me further. In particular, the Clash, which happened to leak through the time of… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
You can put together an album with a bunch of producers, but your vision has to be clear. If you just grab… — Young De Copy Share Image
Everything that’s out now…rap wise and music wise in general [is whack]. I mean, you know whack when you see it. So… — Jeru the Damaja Copy Share Image
know the feelin, when you feelin like a villain, You be havin good thoughts but the evils be revealin'. And the stresses… — Q-Tip Copy Share Image
When I drive to work, I listen to thuggish rap at a very loud volume, even though the lyrics are degrading to… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
I do think there's a great deal of politics mixed in rap. Their reference to the real world is much better than… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
I didn't get into rap to be no lyrical genius. I got into rap to feed my family and help the people… — Waka Flocka Flame Copy Share Image
When I started Fool's Gold and producing consistent records that were like electro beats with rapping on it that was experimental and… — A-Trak Copy Share Image
Stick to the script like paper clips and coffee stains Never let a seed of doubt deter you from your lofty aims… — Jay Electronica Copy Share Image
If you ever fall off, freestyling is what gets you back on track and go. Freestlying ain't always just to rap; you… — Kurupt Copy Share Image
As a conscious rap artist, you should not want to be in a gangster market. You should be trying to establish your… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
The big stars in rap, they were too big, so when my rap generation started, it was about bringing you inside my… — Nas Copy Share Image
My whole life I saw everybody else get shine, I saw everybody else get money, everybody else wanted to rap. I saw… — Tee Grizzley Copy Share Image
I feel like your city - with hip hop in particular, because we're always beating our chest and shouting where we're from… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
A homeless man once told me that dancing to rap music is the cultural equivalent of masturbating, and I'd sort of fell… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
I got a smile that'll make the mirror crack, And I seem to stay under clouds that's pitch black. So when it… — GZA Copy Share Image
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