Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the picture come to… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I was an underground rapper and only 16 years old, a freshman at high school. Bang thought I had potential as a… — RM Copy Share Image
In kindergarten I had to draw a picture of what I wanted to be when I grew up. I drew a rapper.… — B.o.B Copy Share Image
You can always know, when it comes to a Gucci Mane or Migos project, there is no such thing of them putting… — Zaytoven Copy Share Image
I was inspired by 'Bootylicious' being able to scale the dictionary walls thanks to just one individual, Beyonce. But Beyonce has the… — Alex Horne Copy Share Image
What's when you rap and don't appreciate the art? What's when you sell out just to get a start? What's when you… — Lord Finesse Copy Share Image
I used to do more melodic stuff, and I used to do more actual rap - like traditional hip hop vocals. I… — Galcher Lustwerk Copy Share Image
Hip hop is the new rock n' roll, you know what I mean? And anybody who doesn't think that is just sort… — Dan Auerbach Copy Share Image
I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottle, I make mistakes but learn from every one, And when it's said… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
When I started writing poetry, it was always in very hip-hop influenced spaces: Someone would teach a Nas song side-by-side with a… — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
Gucci is a rapper that doesn't try and be anything he's not - he's straight up. Yeah, maybe it's ironic and all,… — Diplo Copy Share Image
This is going to sound ridiculous, but I read in an interview with Lil Wayne that he recorded a mixtape of something… — Chris Carmack Copy Share Image
I like underground rappers - Cory Gunz is a young kid that's been really doing his thing. I'm a Gym Class Heroes… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
I had no idea how much the stuff I was doing was affecting people outside Oakland. At the time, also, hip hop… — Boots Riley Copy Share Image
I think the guy who has had the better films is Will Smith. I don't know if he's a better actor than… — LL Cool J Copy Share Image
So basically, Travis Scott took files from Tommy Brown and took them to Kanye and said he produced them and it was… — Victoria Monet Copy Share Image
“Now let me ask you all a question, what's more pathetic and sad to you? A bunch of poor black people who… — T.J. Kirk Copy Share Image
We were coming out of the black community with this thing called rap music, which was basically black men yelling at the… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Koopsta Knicca, Gangsta Boo, Lord Infamous and Crunchy [Black]. The name of the group is Da Mafia 6iX. So like I said… — DJ Paul Copy Share Image
When it came time to be a professional rapper, I wouldn't sign anything without reading it. There was no way I was… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
Hip Hop can be a very powerful weapon to help expand young people's political and social consciousness. But just as with any… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
The talk-box thing that T-Pain does is something new and different for this generation because they don't know about Zapp or Teddy… — Keith Sweat Copy Share Image
We need to look beyond the obvious. Yes, there are minstrel images in hip-hop. Yes, there are demeaning, anti-racist, misogynistic and homophobic… — Bakari Kitwana Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in hearing yet another rapper tell me why he's the best. Why not tell a story set in a… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
You start learning English in fifth grade. I was 12. But even before then I was listening to American music. My neighbor… — Ivica Zubac Copy Share Image
I think people that came out originally, like 2Pac, Biggie, Snoop Dogg,, and even T.I. and Ludacris, they were original with their… — Tyron Woodley Copy Share Image
I'm a rapper but I don't f**k with that hip-hop s**t. You understand? I'm home, I take care of my family. I… — Sean Price Copy Share Image
When you start to really travel and you get to these abstract like places in the world, you would see certain people's… — Ice T Copy Share Image
Say there's a white kid who lives in a nice home, goes to an all-white school, and is pretty much having everything… — Eminem Copy Share Image
Lil Wayne would probably be a big musical inspiration for me, because growing up I was just the biggest Wayne fan and… — Tyga Copy Share Image
I get advice from all the producers who have come out of Memphis. They just give me advice on the business side,… — Tay Keith Copy Share Image
“And Drake?” I asked. “Kept telling me how proud of me he was. I spent most of the next few days doing… — Sloane Kennedy Copy Share Image
It's natural. I freestyle, meaning that I just rap. I might put words on paper, but I just put a beat on… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot of taboos in hip-hop that people try and stay away from. I think a big one is,… — Chance The Rapper Copy Share Image
With freestyling it's not about "Say something funny!" That has nothing to do with it. It's about becoming quicker on your feet… — Doseone Copy Share Image
I take the typical words, or I pick a two-word, three-word pattern. One of the things I'm known for is I was… — Bun B Copy Share Image
Biggie was the King Of New York as a rapper. There's a lot more dangerous guys than Biggie Smalls out there, you… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Critics are always complaining about the materialism of hip-hop and accusing the artists of living way above their means. But this ostentatious… — Simon de Pury Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was my first real love, one that was my own and wasn't my parents' music. Initially, I was inspired by hip-hop… — Mayer Hawthorne Copy Share Image
The first album I remember putting on and really enjoying was Paolo Nutini's 'These Streets.' Then, growing up, I listened to a… — Lola Young Copy Share Image
![“Koopsta Knicca, Gangsta Boo, Lord Infamous and Crunchy [Black]. The name of the group is Da Mafia 6iX. So like I said we can't consider it a Three 6 Mafia reunion without all the members of the [group] being in it so we'll just say that it's a reunion of members of the Mafia that created a totally…” quote by DJ Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7d6/dj-paul-105155_black_koopsta-knicca-gangsta-boo-lord-infamous_985719.jpg)
