I'm from Atlanta, but I don't really consider myself an 'Atlanta rapper.' — Lil Nas X Copy Share Image
If Graffiti is art and art is a crime then how come piccaso never done time? — Melvin Glover Copy Share Image
Everything is organic. I got the wordplay, I got the vocabulary to really, really rap. — DaBaby Copy Share Image
I've never met Eminem; you don't meet Eminem. He has his own secret service. — Chance the Rapper Copy Share Image
As a female, we always have to be labeled this new female rapper. It's never like, 'I heard this rapper Tink.' It's… — Tink Copy Share Image
I don't take anything for granted. I know there are a million and one dudes who are rapping, wishing they were in… — Future Copy Share Image
I'm not really interested in anybody, that's why I started rapping. I'm still a fan of Tupac. That's the only rapper that… — Spencer Pratt Copy Share Image
When I started rapping, I was like, I'ma change my name before I become famous. And that didn't happen. I didn't have… — Rico Nasty Copy Share Image
I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and… — J. Cole Copy Share Image
Me separating from CTE - I'm extremely happy about that because a lot of guys wrote me off, Jeezy included. He really… — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
I smoke blunt to take the pain out and if I wasn't high I'd probably blow my brains out. — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
I encourage that. That's f***in' hot. All rap is is life; these people talk about sh*t that they see, so whatever a… — Irv Gotti 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
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
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
The fundamentals of hip-hop still play an important role, cause it's about those similes, those metaphors, those parallels. And to some people… — Pusha T Copy Share Image
Hip-hop kind of absorbed rock in terms of the attitude and the whole point of why rock was important music. Young people… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
I like Lil Wayne's style. His style probably influences me the most. Basically, he's just wearing exactly what he feels like wearing.… — Von Miller Copy Share Image
If Big and Pac were still alive, half of these rappers would be flippin burgers. — Jadakiss Copy Share Image
Swallow my words. Taste my thoughts. And if it's too nasty, spit it back at me!. — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
I was rapping in 1939. It's old. The roots are complex. And kids don't know. — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
When I was at Upright Citizens Brigade, I would pretend to be a sad, drunk rapper. — Bobby Moynihan Copy Share Image
I think hip-hop doesn't give women as much of a chance as it gives guys. — Chanel West Coast Copy Share Image
Earnestness can go wrong in hip hop. On this album, it goes very right. — Sage Francis Copy Share Image
I've been getting into Nick Drake lately, the folk singer. Sad, gorgeous stuff. — Anthony Doerr Copy Share Image