These niggaz ain't thugs, the real thugs is the government. Don't matter if you Independent, Democrat or Republican, Niggaz politickin' the street,… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I would hope with all my heart, that Jay Z not take personally what was said... I would like to take this… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
I've got a superstar like Usher singing bachata, a tune featuring Lil Wayne. I'm offering people more than just bachata. That captures… — Romeo Santos Copy Share Image
I listen to a little bit of hip-hop, but I mainly go back to what was big when I was at the… — Ernie Johnson Jr Copy Share Image
I feel like people mislead themselves when they tell themselves they're into me because of the lyrics. From my vantage point, people… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
“It is not surprising that young white males – most between thirty and forty – play major roles in the production of… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
I really appreciate Frank Ocean's lyrical style, I appreciate the way that he can kind of draw you into this personal space,… — Alicia Keys Copy Share Image
When we were doing shows in the mid-'90s, the audiences were 95% black. What's happened now is the gentrification of hip-hop. A… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I love Kanye. He's literally the only person that challenges me. He has an overwhelming love for music also, and that's why… — The-Dream Copy Share Image
I rap about fighting back. I make it uncomfortable by putting details to it. It might not have been politically correct but… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
Asking why rappers always talk about their stuff is like asking why Milton is forever listing the attributes of heavenly armies. Because… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
Here's Kanye, the great musical genius of his generation in hip hop, but, like, society really can't even deal with him because… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
Among all the music genres, I think hip hop is the most resonant form of music which can stimulate my creative inspiration.… — Jackson Wang Copy Share Image
My little bro Kendrick Lamar. I've been saying it for the times even when I was on Warner when everybody knew him… — Jay Rock Copy Share Image
I've always been attracted to something that's a little bit left - Korean R&B, South African hip-hop. I'm really curious about my… — Masego Copy Share Image
I know that after me, there's going to be more female rappers that are a part of TDE. I want to make… — Doechii Copy Share Image
I want to be remembered as one of the illest, youngest cats to do it successfully and to keep doing it successfully.… — Bow Wow Copy Share Image
I don't spend a ton of time interacting, but I feel like I probably do more than most rappers/artists. I just find… — Lil Dicky Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is about tearing down the system to better it, tearing down the system to better themselves. No matter how flimsy it… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Something is wrong with Eminem. He has so much in his mind that I almost feel lucky that he has music. I… — Rihanna Copy Share Image
It never crossed my mind that I was the white guy rapping. I was best friends with Chamillionaire and whatever he did,… — Paul Wall Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
To show a different side on 'Love & Hip Hop' and bring some validity to it and not just be ratchet, messy… — Omarion Copy Share Image
And Dre just walked in, like, 'Soulja!' And I was like, 'Oh, is that Dr. Dre?' And [my boys] were like, 'Why… — Soulja Boy Copy Share Image
Man, I would demand that artist come to the table with better variety. I would demand that musicians know music history, not… — Pharoahe Monch Copy Share Image
Like any great art, the culture of hip-hop has changed with the times. With the state of technology, music is more accessible… — One9 Copy Share Image
Eazy was an exceptional human being. He was a visionary. He was very Machiavellian, he understood power and how to use it.… — Jerry Heller Copy Share Image
East Coast, West Coast, all that needs to cease. Everyone wants hip-hop to be this big empire, but we're not going to… — Da Brat Copy Share Image
Jimmy Iovine, he pretty much started off as an engineer and a producer, and then he started up a label. Then he… — Mike Will Made It Copy Share Image
But, Eminem... No, I've loved rap for a long time, especially when it got out of its first period and became this… — Alan Vega Copy Share Image
I think for me, I get so much love that it balances or overpowers the hate. When I started making music, it… — Lil B Copy Share Image
I remember when I was younger, I read that Jay-Z was 33 and I was just like, 'Damn! This dudes really still… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I love beats that are hardcore, dirty and raw. I love takin niggas burners when they scared to draw. I love plottin… — Bumpy Knuckles Copy Share Image
Mostly every form of American music is dead. It's been dead. R&B isn't really good. You got a handful of great guys… — Nas Copy Share Image
I think its funny when people say a female rapper is too sexually charged, maybe the way I do it is a… — Iggy Azalea Copy Share Image
I've always been a MC that wrote socially and politically aware songs, although I listen to all types of hip-hop. This time… — Speech Debelle Copy Share Image
I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't… — Rick James Copy Share Image
According to Life & Style Weekly, 50 Cent may be working on Lindsay Lohan's next album. Finally, a match made in rap… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
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