Rapper Quotes · Page 71

I turned a lot of people in white America - and not just white America, but middle-class America - into hip-hoppers, you…

— Vanilla Ice

2Pac made me want to rap, he made me want to speak my ghetto story and not be ashamed of it.

— Boosie

I secured Big Jam through my buzz in the city. My name got bigger and bigger throughout my 1st year of rapping.

— Polo G

I never liked socially conscious rap. I like rap that's physical, that's about a beat and bass and repetition.

— Harmony Korine

Cudi should be a top tier artist... I think he fathered a lot of the style of music. He's a good influence…

— Travis Scott

J. Cole is always telling a story. He's talking about what he's seeing and what he experienced.

— Marvin Bagley III

As I got older, I really got into Tupac's poetry, his books and just learning about his life and what he was…

— Jhene Aiko

I'm not motivated by money or fame. I'm more driven by the electricity of creativity. The idea of being one of the…

— Vic Mensa

I've really only met a few people throughout the many years I've been rapping who really didn't give me a chance because…

— Chris Webby

I quite liked Sharkey and George and then there was a cartoon with rapper MC Hammer in it - Hammertime - I…

— Robert Pattinson

The Nike joint 'Classic' with Kanye, Nas, KRS-One, that was a remix - Rick Rubin did the original, and his was a…

— DJ Premier

As a hip-hop artist who likes fashion, who can't help but notice people like Kanye West, Tiger, Big Sean and definitely T.I.P.…

— B.o.B

A lot of artists are scared to do that, they are scared to step out on their own. What am I the…

— Shane Bunting

Well, we have to realize the truth about the person who is a hip-hop insider. Most of these people are not really…

— MC Hammer

The advancement of style is the cornerstone of hip hop. There is no correct or conservative way to make rap music. Rap…

— El-P

Styles move too fast to be partial to anything. If it's funk, that's enough for me. I don't care how fast or…

— George Clinton

I grew up on Hip Hop, it's the music I love and it's the music I respect. I respect the culture...that's me.

— Eminem

My favorite rappers are, I can't really say. I like Kanye because he's so creative. He'll just do anything. I like what…

— Nayvadius Cash

My dream job growing up was always to be an artist. It wasn't even that I would be a rapper or singer;…

— Lil Tjay

If skills sold, truth be told, I'd probably be Lyrically, Talib Kweli Truthfully, I wanna rhyme like Common Sense But I did…

— Jay-Z

What made '400 Degreez' great is that Juvenile already had those raps. He already knew them. It was something that he knew…

— Mannie Fresh

Yellow M&M's don't move with green M&M's. I mean, you don't put M&M's peanuts with M&M's plain.

— Tupac Shakur

We live in a society of triviality, and my music and what I'm about kind of starts to break that mold and…

— Andy Mineo

You know, hip hop is a big ferris wheel that goes around and you've just gotta be able to maintain yourself while…

— Jadakiss

I have a song coming with blackbear. He's a huge artist, I would say in the dark-pop scene. He has also collaborated…

— Nina Nesbitt

I would hope that Kanye [West] would be remembered for being smart and sticking to what he believes.

— Kim Kardashian

I really love hip hop. My cousin Nas came out with an album 'Life Is Good,' and I love that album, but…

— Yara Shahidi

I realized the power of hip-hop. I realized how influential this music and this culture are.

— Nipsey Hussle

I don't like people being something that they ain't, and we got a lot of that in rap right now.

— Freddie Gibbs

I've always been a fan of music. I listened to a whole lot of oldies - I never really listened to rap…

— O. T. Genasis

Before Eminem, the idea that there would be a white rapper that anybody would really check for was fantastic or amazing or…

— Talib Kweli

I think Lil Wayne is extremely talented. I think he's one of the most talented ones out there.

— Jay-Z

Hip hop has evolved, thankfully. Kids are making music that is important to their lives and outlooks.

— Erik Parker

I still love old-school hip-hop, but there hasn't been a lot that I've taken from the new stuff.

— Kid Rock

Notorious B.I.G. was one of my favorites. I started getting into hip-hop around the Bad Boy era.

— Big Sean

Anyone who doesn't think that hip-hop is an intellectual genre, I think that assumption is rooted in racism.

— Doechii

When I slid into comedy, naturally the first thing I said was, "hello, I am a washed up rapper."

— Doc Brown

I like being a rapper and cursing and getting paid. But at some point I feel like I'm going to be an…

— El-P

You have to look at the fact that Hip Hop is under attack. It's not just Hip Hop but Black people, Latino…

— Afrika Bambaataa

King Of The Dot is huge; battle rap is huge right now. My first battle that I went to was King Of…

— Ab-Soul