Imagine Eminem writing a play with complex raps and syllables, and melodies flowing in and out. That's what it was like for… — Ryan Montgomery Copy Share Image
There are three people's careers I'd like to meld together into my own... Jay Z's for his business mindset, Macklemore's hustle as… — CJ Fly Copy Share Image
I try to get the hip-hop aesthetic, most times without an MC. I don't use a rapper or a DJ to give… — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
At the start, it would kind of been more about freestyling. But then I started to sing over the beats. And then… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
A lot of the artists that are coming out right now are sticking to the formula of guns, drugs, money, all that… — John Cena Copy Share Image
There's other guys who got more money than rappers and got maybe a better life than a rapper, but they still want… — Benny the Butcher Copy Share Image
When I grew up I saw females doing certain things, and I thought I had to do that exactly. The female rappers… — Nicki Minaj Copy Share Image
Manual Lynn? Find out what that is. He wrote every single word in the play, and then everyone just rapped their parts.… — Ryan Montgomery Copy Share Image
I think as time goes on that generation of rappers who's making it now is gonna face the same thing that my… — RZA Copy Share Image
There's been lots of theater that uses hip-hop in it, but more often than not, it's used as a joke - isn't… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
I'm not saying I'm even half as talented or a quarter as talented as any of the people I'm inspired by, but… — Doja Cat Copy Share Image
I was a good student. By 8th grade, you've basically learned everything. By senior year, we was drinking, we was kickin' it,… — Dreezy Copy Share Image
John Cena actually showed up to do a song with Snoop in L.A. and he walked in and was like, 'What the… — Tyrus Copy Share Image
When I fell in love with hip-hop, my favorite rapper was Jay-Z. But I used to like Common and Nas. But I… — Cyhi the Prynce Copy Share Image
Homosexuality in hip-hop is an extension of homosexuality in the black community. The black community is very, very conservative when it comes… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I bet you never heard of a playa with no game, Told the truth to get what I want, but shot it… — Andre Benjamin Copy Share Image
Every time a new rock singer comes out they don't say, 'Are you the new John Lennon?' Every time a new rapper… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
I thought that Wu-Tang was the best sword style - the best sword-style of martial arts. And the tongue is like a… — Rza Copy Share Image
My name is actually Snoh, but there's a rapper with that name already out there, so I was asked to add something… — Snoh Aalegra Copy Share Image
I promised myself as a kid that I would not become that guy. So I have my finger on the pulse of… — Shane Bunting Copy Share Image
I always say, 'Hip-hop takes me everywhere.' It's crazy when I step onstage, and people might not speak much English, but they… — Eve Copy Share Image
I think that Tupac was the trendsetter, the high mark. What we hope his music will continue to do is to at… — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was born of people who did not have a voice. They were not heard. And those people exist and are a… — Okieriete Onaodowan Copy Share Image
People like rumors. They're going to say things like, 'You was at the club with Lil' Kim, and you and Kanye West… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
Hip hop is ever changing and has definitely entered a new era. Many fans have mixed feelings over the direction of rap… — Eric Thomas Copy Share Image
I think being central to the culture is overrated. Who really gives a damn if something is popular? Jay-Z isn't actually any… — Matthew Specktor Copy Share Image
Hip-hop's always reached out to kids. If you look at the last 10 big albums it might seem ironic. But when I… — LL Cool J Copy Share Image
I actually don't like hip hop much; the music is too clichéd, the subculture, especially the macho strutting of gangsta rappers, isn't… — Shahin Najafi Copy Share Image
I don't mind being called a weirdo. There are a lot of people in hip-hop who are probably never going to get… — Nicki Minaj Copy Share Image
For me, growing up in hip-hop culture, it's all about having the next style, the new fashion, the new way to express… — El-P Copy Share Image
When Run DMC and all that starting poppin off, thats when we really took Hip-Hop to another level, as far as in… — Raekwon Copy Share Image
I don't have a qoute , but I do know that I'm lil wayne's biggest fan . I love him with everything… — Alexis Angel Enyeart <3 Copy Share Image
Far from the richest rapper, but my biggest personal achievement thus far in my life has been retiring my mom early from… — J. Cole Copy Share Image
Wayne has always been my biggest influence. It's weird because I sit down and talk to Wayne like he's just a regular… — Nicki Minaj Copy Share Image
Most people think its sex, money, and drugs but Hip-Hop is about lyrics, storytelling, and everybody having a different style. That's just… — Rapsody Copy Share Image
Everybody wants the easy stuff, "Okay, I wanna be a rapper. I wish I could fight in order to get more money."… — Mr. T Copy Share Image
When people question me about whether something is hip-hop, I ask them, 'Does it sound hard? Does it hit home? Is it… — Mike Will Made It Copy Share Image
In rap music, even though the element of poetry is very strong, so is the element of the drum, the implication of… — Archie Shepp Copy Share Image
Well, you know what? If that guy can do it, I can be myself too, and if that rapper can be himself… — Lil B Copy Share Image
Take emceeing, one of the foundations of hip-hop culture. A guy grabs a mic, steps up on stage and becomes a spokesman;… — Ali Shaheed Muhammad Copy Share Image
