--- title: "20 Rap Quotes By Gza" description: "20 Rap quotes by Gza. Plus more from Gza and more Rap sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5de/gza-3767_ass_she-was-superfly-curtis-may-have-feeled_2892841.png" --- > [She was superfly, Curtis may have feeled her ass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/she-was-superfly-curtis-may-have-feeled-her-ass/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5de/gza-3767_ass_she-was-superfly-curtis-may-have-feeled_2892841.png) > [I throw raps that attacks like the Japs at Pearl Harbor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-throw-raps-that-attacks-like-the-japs-at-pearl-harbor/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/454/gza-3767_attacks_i-throw-raps-that-attacks-like-the-japs_517298.png) > [I've studied rap in every borough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-ve-studied-rap-in-every-borough/) Gza [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/gza-3767_every_i-ve-studied-rap-in-every-borough-295538_2955387.png) > [Lyrics are weak, like clock radio speakers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/lyrics-are-weak-like-clock-radio-speakers/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b00/gza-3767_clock_lyrics-are-weak-like-clock-radio-speaker_617828.png) > [I got mouths to feed, Unnecessary beef is more cows to breed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-got-mouths-to-feed-unnecessary-beef-is-more-cows-to-breed/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f00/gza-3767_beef_i-got-mouths-to-feed-unnecessary-beef-is_1307584.png) > [I won't hesitate to detonate, I'm short fused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-won-t-hesitate-to-detonate-i-m-short-fused/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/gza-3767_hip-hop_i-won-t-hesitate-to-detonate-i-m-short-f_1090950.png) > [Rap has always had a braggadocios flavour to it. That goes all the way back to 'Rapper's Delight.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/rap-has-always-had-a-braggadocios-flavour-to-it-that-goes-all-the-way/) Gza [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/gza-3767_always_rap-has-always-had-a-braggadocios-flavou_629377.png) > [Too many songs, weak rhymes that's mad long. Make it brief son: half short, twice strong!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/too-many-songs-weak-rhymes-that-s-mad-long-make-it-brief-son-half/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/gza-3767_half_too-many-songs-weak-rhymes-that-s-mad-lo_1891196.png) > [When I was growing up, to be an emcee meant to write the most clever, intellectual, and wittiest rap. And that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/when-i-was-growing-up-to-be-an-emcee-meant-to-write-the-most-clever/) Gza [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/gza-3767_clever_when-i-was-growing-up-to-be-an-emcee-mea_2891942.png) > [I was always taught my do's and don'ts: For do's I did, and for don'ts, I said I won't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-was-always-taught-my-do-s-and-don-ts-for-do-s-i-did-and-for-don-ts/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/gza-3767_hip-hop_i-was-always-taught-my-do-s-and-don-ts-f_2102049.png) > [Be doin artists in like Cain did Abel, Now they money's gettin stuck to the gum under the table.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/be-doin-artists-in-like-cain-did-abel-now-they-money-s-gettin-stuck/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/gza-3767_abel_be-doin-artists-in-like-cain-did-abel-no_2380805.png) > [Get your pockets dug from all your chemical bank ends caught him at the red light - on Putman Avenue and Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/get-your-pockets-dug-from-all-your-chemical-bank-ends-caught-him-at/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/733/gza-3767_avenues_get-your-pockets-dug-from-all-your-chemi_1883460.png) > [So I don't only watch my back, I watch my front, Cause it's the niggaz who front, they be pulling stunts!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/so-i-don-t-only-watch-my-back-i-watch-my-front-cause-it-s-the-niggaz/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/gza-3767_causes_so-i-don-t-only-watch-my-back-i-watch-my_2886271.png) > [Pass the bone, kid pass the bone, Let's get on this mission like Indiana Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/pass-the-bone-kid-pass-the-bone-let-s-get-on-this-mission-like/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa8/gza-3767_bones_pass-the-bone-kid-pass-the-bone-let-s-ge_1570747.png) > [If you hear people talking about the Golden Era of rap, they're usually talking about the early Wu Tang Clan era and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/if-you-hear-people-talking-about-the-golden-era-of-rap-they-re/) Gza [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/gza-3767_early_if-you-hear-people-talking-about-the-gol_1353676.png) > [I throw raps that attack like the Japs on Pearl Harbor. MC's be out like bank robbers, Fleeing the scene, to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-throw-raps-that-attack-like-the-japs-on-pearl-harbor-mc-s-be-out/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/gza-3767_djs_i-throw-raps-that-attack-like-the-japs-o_2496777.png) > [I'm on a Mission, that niggaz say is Impossible, But when I swing my swords they all choppable, I be the body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-m-on-a-mission-that-niggaz-say-is-impossible-but-when-i-swing-my/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/gza-3767_body_i-m-on-a-mission-that-niggaz-say-is-impo_3023809.png) > [Rap - it's a childhood passion. Writing rhymes, it's something that I was doing before rap records even existed. And I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/rap-it-s-a-childhood-passion-writing-rhymes-it-s-something-that-i-was/) Gza [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/054/gza-3767_childhood_rap-it-s-a-childhood-passion-writing-rhy_2517868.png) > [First of all, who's your A&R? A mountain climber who plays an electric guitar? But he don't know the meaning of dope,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/first-of-all-who-s-your-a-r-a-mountain-climber-who-plays-an-electric/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/gza-3767_bars_first-of-all-who-s-your-a-r-a-mountain-c_2311264.png) > [I got a smile that'll make the mirror crack, And I seem to stay under clouds that's pitch black. So when it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-got-a-smile-that-ll-make-the-mirror-crack-and-i-seem-to-stay-under/) GZA [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb5/gza-3767_black_i-got-a-smile-that-ll-make-the-mirror-cr_1428280.jpg) ## Other authors on Rap - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lil-wayne-60291.jpg) Lil Wayne 59 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/lil-wayne/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-krs-one-2404.jpg) KRS-One 37 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/krs-one/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-drake-30664.jpg) Drake 35 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/drake/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nas-70236.jpg) Nas 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/nas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-kanye-west-55012.jpg) Kanye West 32 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/kanye-west/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eminem-33140.jpg) Eminem 32 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/eminem/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rakim-77017.jpg) Rakim 31 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/rakim/) - [Jay-Z 31 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/jay-z/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-tupac-shakur-92439.jpg) Tupac Shakur 30 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/tupac-shakur/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-ice-t-43042.jpg) Ice T 28 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/ice-t/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kendrick-lamar-56415.jpg) Kendrick Lamar 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/kendrick-lamar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-chuck-d-24084.jpg) Chuck D 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/chuck-d/) ## More by Gza > [I don't eat meat - chicken, fish, none of that. I eat a lot of vegetable sandwiches, like lettuce, tomatoes, sprouts, cucumbers, whatever I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-don-t-eat-meat-chicken-fish-none-of-that-i-eat-a-lot-of-vegetable/) Gza > [I had a few DJs in my neighbourhood that would play music in the streets. There was no hip-hop yet; there were just DJs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-had-a-few-djs-in-my-neighbourhood-that-would-play-music-in-the/) Gza > [I think, for myself, as an artist, the progression is a lyrical progression and what I choose to target my lyrics at and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-think-for-myself-as-an-artist-the-progression-is-a-lyrical/) Gza > [Hip-hop started with street poets with great lyrical skills, and that's what hip-hop has always been about for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/hip-hop-started-with-street-poets-with-great-lyrical-skills-and-that/) Gza > [As far as being a vegetarian, it's a moral thing, a health thing, a conscious thing - a combination of all. I think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/as-far-as-being-a-vegetarian-it-s-a-moral-thing-a-health-thing-a/) Gza > [When the Black Lips sent a track over to me, I thought it sounded like a Beastie Boys track, the way the singer was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/when-the-black-lips-sent-a-track-over-to-me-i-thought-it-sounded-like/) Gza > [I'm just really, really laid-back-slash-lazy. Last minute with everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-m-just-really-really-laid-back-slash-lazy-last-minute-with/) Gza > [I think every being in the universe is connected somehow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-think-every-being-in-the-universe-is-connected-somehow/) Gza > [I get inspired by many different things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-get-inspired-by-many-different-things/) Gza > [I don't knock material rappers, but let me hear it in a different way. How many songs do I have to hear about rims…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-don-t-knock-material-rappers-but-let-me-hear-it-in-a-different-way/) Gza > [I throw raps that attacks like the Japs at Pearl Harbor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-throw-raps-that-attacks-like-the-japs-at-pearl-harbor/) GZA > [Moog has been incorporated in a lot of our music. I know RZA has several of those machines. So, it did play a major…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/moog-has-been-incorporated-in-a-lot-of-our-music-i-know-rza-has/) Gza > [I just have certain interests in different things, and they inspire me to write. I would encourage aspiring artists or MCs or rappers to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-just-have-certain-interests-in-different-things-and-they-inspire-me/) Gza > [It's always been about shelf life. Long-term parking, not short-term. That's why I take the time that I do when I write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/it-s-always-been-about-shelf-life-long-term-parking-not-short-term/) Gza > [Before hip-hop existed, we were listening to soul songs from the '70s. I grew up with Motown, Elton John, and the Beatles. To me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/before-hip-hop-existed-we-were-listening-to-soul-songs-from-the-70s-i/) Gza ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rap/gza/#itemlist", "name": "20 Rap Quotes By Gza", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "She was superfly, Curtis may have feeled her ass", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gza" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/she-was-superfly-curtis-may-have-feeled-her-ass/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5de/gza-3767_ass_she-was-superfly-curtis-may-have-feeled_2892841.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5de/gza-3767_ass_she-was-superfly-curtis-may-have-feeled_2892841.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5de/gza-3767_ass_she-was-superfly-curtis-may-have-feeled_2892841.png", "width": 1080, 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