Rapper Quotes · Page 103

If you look at any movement Hip Hop would be the most influential in the last maybe 15, 20 years.

— Pitbull

I'm not inherently the most politically or, like, socially conscious rapper, you know? You're not just going to wake up tomorrow and…

— G-Eazy

Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a…

— Rodney King

The biggest thing that has happened to hip-hop is the clinging on to the corporation as the all-mighty hub of the music.

— Chuck D

You ever had sex while listening to drake? I ended up putting her clothes back on and helped her get back with…

— Steph

Well, Eminem, you know, I know him longer. Ive been signed to his label since 2001 and hes a good friend.

— Obie Trice

Dr. Dre makes good music. Eminem, 50, myself, we all sell records. Were all protégés of Dr. Dre. So me and 50²s…

— The Game

I just don't think many people would have crossed the street to hear me doing a hip hop-influenced album!

— Michael McDonald

Back in the day, if someone said that hip hop and rap was a fad, that was a joke to me because…

— Jam Master Jay

I'm just disillusioned with the hip-hop sound right now. It's too materialistic. You know, I'm the kind of guy ... I can't…

— Ice T

Something is wrong with Eminem. He has so much in his mind that I almost feel lucky that he has music. I…

— Rihanna

It never crossed my mind that I was the white guy rapping. I was best friends with Chamillionaire and whatever he did,…

— Paul Wall

To show a different side on 'Love & Hip Hop' and bring some validity to it and not just be ratchet, messy…

— Omarion

They could never make me hate you. Even though what you was doing wasn't tasteful.. Even though you out here looking so…

— Nicki Minaj

And Dre just walked in, like, 'Soulja!' And I was like, 'Oh, is that Dr. Dre?' And [my boys] were like, 'Why…

— Soulja Boy

Like any great art, the culture of hip-hop has changed with the times. With the state of technology, music is more accessible…

— One9

Jay-Z is a dude that can give you a hundred 'Simpsons' quotes, like, 'What you know about the monorail?'

— Questlove

I mean, I'd like to work with everybody but my dream, as far as a producer would be Timbaland.

— Snow Tha Product

I was really raised on hip-hop, and hip-hop introduced me basically to all the music I listen to now.

— Adrian Younge

I've always felt that because I'm from Cleveland, which isn't recognised as a place for hip-hop, I needed to step it up…

— Kid Cudi

Kendrick Lamar deserves a Grammy. He's one of the biggest, most influential rappers of my generation.

— Khalid

Singers dont measure up, and try and blame the Pyrex Damn, Ima do it bigger than a 5-ex Cant ride with an…

— Fabolous

The hip-hop that we grew up on is dead to a certain degree. I'm trying to keep it alive though, it's alive…

— Sean Price

When I first heard hip-hop I thought it was rubbish because I didn't understand the concept of people talking over music,

— Akon

I would not consider myself to be a quote unquote real New York rapper. I don't even like New York rappers.

— ASAP Rocky

I used to prefer rapping over singing, but now I'm a little 50/50 about it. I like doing both, a lot - equally.

— D-Pryde

Bait is made to look SO good you OVERlook the trap. Whether scratched or scarred you ALWAYS get hurt giving in to…

— LeCrae

Biggie and Big Pun were the best storytellers of the '90s. I would get wrapped up in the narrative of what they…

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

A good rapper is a good rapper, a good album is a good album. I don't think anyone is inherently good.

— El-P

It's a hell of a relief. Especially for a dude like me who is so hands on and I like to pretty…

— Styles P

I like a lot of artists but I think the one that touched me the most was probably Tupac, coming up. Cause…

— French Montana

At heart I'm a hip-hop kid and an R&B kid, but I've always had an appreciation for club culture and dance music.

— Jax Jones

That's what I used to do; I would just go into the studio and just rap. But it's all about coming up…

— Jay Rock

I like Meek Mill a lot. I listen to 'Dreams & Nightmares' introduction a lot. I always act crazy when the beat drops.

— Joel Embiid

When I rap, it's just an extension of how I speak, and that's how I talk. If you don't like it, don't…

— Azealia Banks

Some guy was just like, 'You rap fast, man. Like a little machine gun,' and from that moment, I was Lil Uzi.

— Lil Uzi Vert

I always go to my Kanye [West], Jay-Z. I go back to alot of the stuff that I know for sure that…

— Jhene Aiko

I didn't want to be a rapper full time. You know, Big L kinda - God bless the dead - influenced me…

— Cam'ron

And in turn I'm hostile guess you could call me anti-social. Niggaz shakin like they caught the holy ghost when I approach…

— Tupac Shakur

I want everybody to feel comfortable with vibing with Drake. I don't want to limit my music to people based on their…

— Drake