Hip hop is kinda funny because the further you get into it the more at risk you are. — Mic Geronimo Copy Share Image
All-around 21st-century artist the great Kanye West at Design Miami/ Basel — Simon de Pury Copy Share Image
Rap got me out of the hood. Rap got me out of Houston and helped me to see the world. — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
When Tupac came out, my writing changed for sure. I learned from it. It was a cultural thing. — Brian Fallon Copy Share Image
I've been thinking of trying my hand at rap. I've been recording snippets on my BlackBerry. — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
Rich people are so eccentric, and I don't think people really realize. Especially by the turn of the century, they were living… — Riki Lindhome Copy Share Image
Tupac was a person who was all about love. I feel like that's me, too; that's who I've always been. — Demetrius Shipp, Jr Copy Share Image
When I see other rappers' lyrics of "I don't do what I don't like to do", I feel like it's really cool… — Kim Nam-joon Copy Share Image
As far as hip-hop is concerned, I'm no expert and rarely think consciously about how I "represent" hip-hop. — Baratunde Thurston Copy Share Image
Kendrick Lamar is not a whack rapper, not at all. Do I think he's a super-mega-lyricist? Not really. — Hopsin Copy Share Image
Chance The Rapper is just unreal: he's changing rap and really creating this whole amazing new style. — Shawn Mendes Copy Share Image
Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, Id be on the mic trying to hype up the… — Flavor Flav Copy Share Image
'Been That Way' is a song that Timbaland gave me. Actually, the beat is. And then he called me to come out… — Bryson Tiller Copy Share Image
I plan to break the barriers that people try to trap female rappers in. This isn't about 'Oh she sounds good for… — Rico Nasty Copy Share Image
So what I'm trying to say is from a musical aspect for anybody to say that whatever they're doing in Florida is… — Grandmaster Flash Copy Share Image
Ghost tells me every few years, Yo, you showed me this style ... I'm like, man, we the same style. At the… — Raekwon Copy Share Image
Pete Rock, CL Smooth, all this East Coast stuff - that's kind of, like, the rappers I first admired. I wanna rap… — Kyle Copy Share Image
To me, that's the biggest problem with hip-hop today is the fact that everyone believes that all of hip-hop is rap music,… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Well, the first two days in prison, I had to go through what life is like when you've been smoking weed for… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
Ima new rapper gettin new bucks and all you new rappers, you are just new lunch — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
I was one of the richest rappers in 2008. But it was definitely a strange feeling. — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
Yall don't know the half, Kid Cudi got issues mentally that I scribble down fast. — Kid Cudi Copy Share Image
People roll their eyes at the idea of Kanye West running for president. I do not. — Christopher Michael Cillizza Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is a way of life. It isn't a genre in truth in 'American Idol.' — Nigel Lythgoe Copy Share Image
In case u are just joining us…Ashley Judd called hip hop a "rape culture" — 9th Wonder Copy Share Image
