The motto goes: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll. I prefer: Love, Hugs and Hip-Hop Soul. — Daniel Dumile Copy Share Image
I came from the South Side of Chicago wanting to be a rap artist and make videos. — Common Copy Share Image
Dre says it gets on his nerves when I try to rap. He'd rather have me sing. — Michel'le Copy Share Image
I don't sugarcoat it you'd die from diabetes if these other niggas wrote it — Kendrick Lamar Copy Share Image
I never tell my artists how to rap or how to approach a song. I let them do the song. — Yo Gotti Copy Share Image
Being a student of hip-hop in general, you take technical aspects from places. You may take a rhyme pattern or flow from… — Eminem Copy Share Image
I did it for the love of cash your honer, traffickin' cross the verrazano, coke dealin marijuana — Al Capone Copy Share Image
I don't think rap really fits in to 'American Idol' in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in… — Nigel Lythgoe Copy Share Image
We want to challenge Marilyn Manson and the rap people with the bad lyrics to write some positive songs. — Gary Rossington Copy Share Image
I just want everybody to have fun. When I came into rap, that was my whole inspiration. That's what rap used to… — Mase Copy Share Image
You gotta get back to your essence, Use your gifts and share your presence, Don't count your dollars 'til you count your… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I think self-destructiveness is given a really bad rap. I think it can also mean self-reflection and poetic sensiblity. It can mean… — Courtney Love Copy Share Image
You're a trivial part in a trivia game. Now what's your aim? A presidential campaign? Like Ross Perot? He lost it though...… — Aceyalone Copy Share Image
We thought that using rap would draw a parallel with the protest music from the 60s and 70s that we found through… — Alex Abreu Copy Share Image
Funny how things change when you got a liquor in ya: You're quicker with the tongue, givin' me rhythm now. Block the… — Pharoahe Monch Copy Share Image
I was a little too antsy, I was jumping around, wanting to go here, wanting to be there. Once I started smoking… — Schoolboy Q Copy Share Image
Rap's the only music that they categorize like that. That's one thing that I hate, like, down South rap, or up North… — Jadakiss Copy Share Image
Legions of young hip-hop fans are as against this as hip-hop's most fierce critics. There is a huge underground movement within hip-hop… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
I'm not the 'rappity-rapper' type dude. All my music is really true. I can't just rap about nothing, just metaphors and putting… — Schoolboy Q Copy Share Image
I'm into hip-hop, rap, country, blues, gospel, old school, new school... whatever... pop. If it's really good, I like it. I don't… — Toby Keith Copy Share Image
Nowadays rap artists coming half-hearted, Commercial like pop, or underground like black markets. Where were you the day hip-hop died? Is it… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
