Lil B opened up the floodgates for Odd Future, and now rap has a huge Internet culture. — Earl Sweatshirt Copy Share Image
If I have a rap album I'm dropping, then I want it to be the best rap album. — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is about the human condition; it's about people's lives. — Immortal Technique Copy Share Image
What's happening right now in the Hip Hop industry is that it is deeply affected by the general economy of America. — RZA Copy Share Image
Once I started rapping, I had to start dancing more. I had to really use my craft, and take everything I did… — Big Freedia Copy Share Image
Hip hop is at its essence a folk music, because it speaks the language that people are still speaking at ground zero,… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Half of these muthaf-cking rappers don't know shit, aint seen a gangsta, aint seen a brick. — Yelawolf Copy Share Image
As a young artist, especially in rap and at that time that I came out, originality was big. — Rakim Copy Share Image
We find worth in jobs, money, & performance so we can hide how worthless we feel inside. Acknowledge the pain to be healed. — LeCrae Copy Share Image
I met Kendrick, and we were in the studio. He picked a bunch of beats out; that was great. He's a great… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
Rapping was kind of hard. It's so many words. When you sing you can kind of stretch the words out. I didn't… — Brent Faiyaz Copy Share Image
I think I'm a whole lot to handle. I definitely am, on every aspect. I'm the video director. I'm the graphics designer.… — Kanye West 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
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
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
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
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
I really do like Bruno Mars. I think he's very good. And I love Maroon 5. — Bridgit Mendler Copy Share Image
I'm a prince for real, I don't look at myself as a rapper, as a gangster, none of that. — Cyhi the Prynce Copy Share Image
You're gonna laugh when I tell you this, man, but I'm starting to enjoy Eminem. — Alan Vega Copy Share Image
When raindrops hit the tin roof it's crazy. That's a metaphor, did I lose you baby? — Drake Copy Share Image
I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know. — Dee Dee Ramone Copy Share Image
Being a good rapper is hard to do. I'm a good Rapaport, but that's about it. — Michael Rapaport Copy Share Image