Dancehall is just like hip-hop in that it doesn't always talk about bling; it talks about conscious issues. — Sean Paul Copy Share Image
If you're a conscious rap artist and you're worried about Billboard charts, you're gonna have a problem. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
It would be great to see somebody like Kid Rock kissing a man. But I'm sure that he wouldn't like the prospect… — Robbie Williams Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was my first audience - I would rap in the mirror, walk down the street and listen to my Walkman. — Derek Luke Copy Share Image
I started at 4 or 5 just writing random things down in my notebooks and making up raps. Finding words that rhyme… — Marvin Bagley III Copy Share Image
I was straight listening to rap at 15: LL Cool J, the Skinny Boys, Whistle, UTFO. And Run-D.M.C.'s debut was at the… — Scarface Copy Share Image
Kendrick Lamar, he has stood up for peace and love in our community. When he could have just stood up for himself. — Jay Rock Copy Share Image
You got some people who try to make music just for fun and mess around with it. But I really study music… — Marvin Bagley III Copy Share Image
He [Timbaland] meshes well with a lot of great people, like he meshes well with Timberlake, Missy Elliott, Nelly Furtado. I'm hoping… — Justin Bieber Copy Share Image
I think the rapping came from being around your friends in school, beating on the desks with pencils and making beats and… — Quincy Brown Copy Share Image
I feel like I kind of got my own lane, but I think if you mix T.I., Andre3000, Hov and Kanye you… — Donnis Copy Share Image
I think commitment is inextricably linked with success, and rightly or wrongly, people with a fierce commitment to their goals - the… — Katherine Ryan Copy Share Image
I think every generation has that movement of hip-hop that you know you're playing it and you definitely have that moment of… — Solange Knowles Copy Share Image
The ghetto music of my era is hip-hop. And Parliament, and Curtis Mayfield, and Marvin Gaye, that was all the ghetto stuff… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
If I was with some other rappers who aren't as polished, or I was the only rapper, I don't think I would… — Schoolboy Q Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a great producer so I studied great hip-hop producers, but also stuff beyond that: Phil Spector, David Axelrod,… — Frank Dukes Copy Share Image
I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too... I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind… — Curtis Jackson Copy Share Image
My cousin's dad is MC Hammer, and another one of my cousins is Zaytoven. We all grew up together and it's interesting… — Saweetie Copy Share Image
My ceannhl Has Mac Miller, Jcole, Or The new artist K.i.D (Most recognized by Headlines Freestyle) Or Dusty Mcfly Most Recognized by… — Tundra Copy Share Image
People really listen to your lyrics if you rap. So, I had to make sure that they were clear and concise. — Mark Salling Copy Share Image
To its credit, hip-hop is my favorite genre, to this day, and it's hard not to be influenced by the culture and… — Miguel Copy Share Image
Maybe I'm the prophet of hip hop for real. Maybe I do come with some kind of divine principle behind me, because… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
I don't think rappers have a responsibility, but for me, I gotta say something. I can't just look at injustice and keep… — JPEGMAFIA Copy Share Image
Dear Hip Hop, we can't scream 'murder, misogyny, lawlessness' in our music & then turn around and ask for equality & justice. — LeCrae Copy Share Image
Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles. — Aloe Blacc Copy Share Image
House music is about love, and lots of hip hop is about hate and intolerance, so in that respect, it's not good… — Chris Lowe Copy Share Image
Kanye is always going to be Kanye. He is always going to be outspoken. He's always going to say exactly how he… — Charlamagne tha God Copy Share Image
I would love to do a collaboration with Lil' Wayne. I would have loved to sing on his song, 'How To Love.'… — Stephanie Mills Copy Share Image
There's so many different ways to write a rhyme its stupid man. I don't understand why the majority of the rap game… — Rakim Copy Share Image
The emergence of the independent hip-hop scene has replaced what we called the "underground scene". It's what the underground scene has evolved… — El-P Copy Share Image
Biggie Smalls is the illest, your style is played out like, 'What you talkin bout Willis?' — Biggie Smalls Copy Share Image
And to turn it into rap wasn't too difficult besides just rhymin' the last words of each line. — Slick Rick Copy Share Image
Oh Lord, help me change my ways, Show a litlle mercy on judgement day, It aint me I was raised this way,… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
Omg hi lil wayne ily ur so good and I love 'she will' and my favorite quote is YOU keep knocking,but won'… — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
I would say [Lamar] Kendrick, it's always fun to see what happens when Kendrick takes the stage. And my two oldest kids… — Lars Ulrich Copy Share Image
I wasn’t like 'Oh, I'm going to marry 50 Cent...' I mean, seriously. But I did like him. He's very sweet and… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
Guys pit female rappers against each other because female rappers - if you haven't noticed of late - are a lot more… — Angel Haze Copy Share Image
It's probably easier for rappers as far as a respect level. 'Cause with singers, the powers that be tend to feel that… — Ginuwine Copy Share Image
Kanye has this discursive way of working, getting input from a range of people, that I thought was really cool. — David Longstreth Copy Share Image
We ain't meant to survive, cause it's a setup, And even though you're fed up, Huh, ya got to keep your head… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
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