Rapper Quotes · Page 32

I grew up in Chicago, so hip-hop has always been a part of my life.

— Gina Rodriguez

When I first started rapping, I was like, 'I'm gonna be, like, the female Eminem.'

— Chanel West Coast

I've always treated my city like some shoulder pads.

— Drake

Hopefully, we learn to appreciate hip-hop here so that it doesn't go the way of jazz.

— Talib Kweli

Drake is super versatile. He always has a lot of emotional moments on his albums.

— Snoh Aalegra

“Tupac was around back in my wind-up phonograph days, you know.”

— J.M. Darhower

A lot of rappers lie about who and what they are.

— Jay IDK

Almost every rapper has a track that talks about their dreams.

— Boi-1da

It's always been a struggle for Latin artists within hip-hop. Even though we started it with everybody else, we never really got…

— B-Real

Everybody was always telling me to rap and freestyle. I used to go to the park and spit on the mic. If…

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie

What's the basis when rappers don't know the basics? Still not takin' advice from those I wouldn't trade places with.

— Skeme

I'm always gonna be a part of the industry. I may just not be a part of the music industry as Scarface.

— Scarface

Eminem's rhyme patterns are super dope and he can squeeze a million words in a couple bars. Crazy creative. His voice changes…

— Chamillionaire

I never really considered myself super hip-hop, ever in life. I don't think anything that I've done reflects that.

— Damon Dash

Rap records don't make you feel good no more. Six months after release, it can't come back as a classic

— Wyclef Jean

I can't turn hip-hop off, just like I can't turn comic books off. It blends into everything for me.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

First off, I absolutely hate the term 'trip-hop.' It was a term that made it seemed like I was trying to turn…

— Tricky

My career is a development and that's a big thing because when I decided this was what I wanted to do it…

— Grieves

Hip Hop is the rebirth of civilization. For people who were disconnected from their continent, from their language, from their culture, and…

— Jamaal Bowman

My problem is I'm not talented enough to do everything, but I want to do everything. I'm like, 'Oh God, I wish…

— Will Poulter

Well, I ain't even gonna lie I used to wear fake jewelry when I was coming up, like trying to get on.…

— Moneybagg Yo

It's difficult, the synergy between Drake and our generation - my generation, anyway - in the sense that his music is vulnerable,…

— Daniel Sturridge

I would tell a young Jadakiss, learn the game as much as you learn how to rap, as seriously you take a…

— Jadakiss

When you're a college student interested in music, you hear all these rappers talking about dropping out. For me, when I heard…

— Saweetie

My favorite rappers are Lil Wayne. I like Wayne.

— Future

When I say R&B is dead, I'm pretty much saying the creativity is gone.

— Sisqo

As a child, I did not dream of being a rapper.

— Too Short

I mean, Common was and is like my favorite rapper.

— Vic Mensa

My first words was thug for life and papa pass the mack

— Tupac Shakur

I'm not rapping, I'm conversing. It's just a conversation between me and you.

— Snoop Dogg

You can be the coldest rapper, but if you're not known, you're nobody.

— E-40

I'm no longer the young guy in No I.D.'s studio asking for Kanye beats.

— Logic

Once you're hiphop you're hiphop, it's in my blood it's not going anywhere.

— Heavy D

I feel close to [Kanye West]. We're friends, this is not just a working relationship.

— Young Thug

I didn't tell anybody that I wanted to rap when I was in high school.

— Megan Thee Stallion

Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.

— Nas

I believe hip hop is being used in some mass way to influence underachievement.

— Cee Lo Green

And you're wasted with your ladies. Yeah I'm the reason why you always getting faded.

— Drake

I had to Derrick Rose the knee up before I got the re-up

— Drake

We just recently saw Bruno Mars at the Hollywood Bowl, and he was incredible.

— Bebe Rexha