I think that's one thing that hinders hip-hop and I think when everybody tries to be the same... That's why people look… — Fabolous Copy Share Image
“I'm a wordsmith. My expertise is in word formation and rhyming compilation. I'm going to revolutionize hip hop with unique, fiery lyrics… — Wade The Wordsmith Copy Share Image
I feel like Drake saw that I was up-and-coming in the gaming scene, and he thought it would be a perfect way… — Ninja Copy Share Image
Rappers are usually rapping about knowledge they think people need to get by in the world. If there's no movement that gives… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I feel like too many people on the West Coast, they're too needy. They feel they need Snoop or Game. I never… — Tyga Copy Share Image
I was a rapper who was 13 or 14 years old at one point, and it was a dream. I used to… — Hopsin Copy Share Image
I'd been so heavily influenced by Em, but artists that don't grow out of that don't go anywhere. Ultimately, I came to… — NF Copy Share Image
I followed the footsteps of Scarface, Willie D, Bushwick Bill, Big Pokey, Lil Keke, Fat Pat, Big Moe, and Slim Thug. Those… — Paul Wall Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is not about pretense. You can be missing an eye; you can have an ice-cream cone in your face; you can… — Brian Tyree Henry Copy Share Image
People always have these debates about who their favourite rapper is. And I think it's based upon what mood that particular person… — Immortal Technique Copy Share Image
The South Side loves me - I've got a song with Jermaine Dupri - and I've got songs on the East Coast… — Nate Dogg Copy Share Image
Just because I'm sassy and have a mouth on me doesn't mean I'm coming from a negative place. There's irony in what… — Kesha Copy Share Image
When I grab the microphone, I am the greatest rapper, musician, and artist that ever lived, ever, in the entire universe -… — Logic Copy Share Image
I think it's kinda funny that all these rappers that used to be gangsters and thugs are telling us not to download… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
Rap is something you can just throw on the skillet and fry up real quick. That's how it comes to me, my… — B.o.B Copy Share Image
I was probably 15 when I started going to the studio with the older cats in my neighborhood. They heard me rap… — Nayvadius Cash Copy Share Image
DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing... At the end of the day, it's up to us to control… — Nas Copy Share Image
I was a little nervous that people wouldn't take to 'Under Pressure,' because my style and what I embodied had previously been… — Logic Copy Share Image
I have a personal relationship with Dizzee Rascal - I know him, he's cool - so this is no disrespect to him… — AJ Tracey Copy Share Image
I kinda like this Jay-Z thing, where he’s retired, but he keeps doing shows. I think I beat him to that. If… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
I really don't try to force the creative process. I'm really jealous of those other rappers who just hear a beat and… — Alexander Spit Copy Share Image
My pops put me on to Jay-Z and Kanye, and my discoveries would be like Future and Kendrick Lamar. I turned my… — Roddy Ricch Copy Share Image
I heard a rumor I died, Murdered in cold blood dramatized, Pictures of me in my final state, You know mama cried,… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
If I had to collaborate with anybody on a song, I would pick Kendrick Lamar because he is so dope as an… — Adrian Marcel Copy Share Image
A lot of rappers say 'I'm talking about stuff that goes on, what I grew up in, that I know about.' And… — Stuart Scott Copy Share Image
I had been trying to do something with music for all of my life. Ive always been a fan of music; I… — Big Meech Copy Share Image
What I want to do right now is give hip hop back to the hood. Before it was a neighborhood thing where… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to Commission, Kirk Franklin and Hezekiah Walker. If I was found listening to any rap, my pops would… — Rahki Copy Share Image
To me, it isn't tight sweaters. That's not what rap is. That's not hip-hop at all. Every phase went through changing up… — DMX Copy Share Image
Hip-hop wasn't actually the genre that made me want to make sound, and I couldn't actually really pinpoint what genre it was.… — Grieves Copy Share Image
Ali was the African-American who exulted in saying exactly what he was capable of, and the bouncing-boy braggadocio of hip-hop is impossible… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
My personal life is the same. At the end of the day, this is just a job. I love what I do,… — Chris Brown Copy Share Image
50 Cent is a metaphor for "change". But originally it was a gangster from Fort Greene Projects named 50 Cent and I… — Curtis Jackson Copy Share Image
Hip-hop basically controls the world through fashion, through music, through language, through culture. It's basically running the world, no matter what anyone… — Prodigy Copy Share Image
Wayne's my man. I'm proud of him, he worked hard. You know with a lot of people, Wayne's been doing this for… — Cam'ron Copy Share Image
That's one thing I learned from B.I.G. He was always heavy on versatility. I'm able to take an R&B record and rip… — Jadakiss Copy Share Image
As a matter of fact it wasn't until after BIG passed and stupid rumors went around that I had something to do… — DJ Quik Copy Share Image
To be honest, I was unaware of the huge frat-rap scene that was taking over the blogosphere until I found myself right… — Mike Stud Copy Share Image
I feel like I kind of got my own lane, but I think if you mix T.I., Andre3000, Hov and Kanye you… — Donnis Copy Share Image
I think the rapping came from being around your friends in school, beating on the desks with pencils and making beats and… — Quincy Brown Copy Share Image
