It feels like Gangstarr is the purest group in hip-hop. They was shooting videos on the beach in the winter when the… — Fat Joe Copy Share Image
Rapping is competitive. Even someone who is not particularly fond of my music, may claim to be my fan only because he… — Raftaar Copy Share Image
People are so confused about race and hip-hop that people didn't even consider the Beastie Boys one of the greatest rap groups… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I fell in love with music at 13-years-old. I wanted to be a singer at first and a drummer. Then I fell… — Juicy J Copy Share Image
Without me, rap is just a bunch of orphans. But if I stay in the shit, there's a bunch of corpses. — Drake Copy Share Image
You know the world is messed up when the tallest man in the NBA is Chinese, the best golfer is black, and… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Before rap my last name was my lifestyle, and when I visualize success it looked like right now. — Nipsey Hussle Copy Share Image
People always known me for rappin'. So I guess that maybe just hindered me, like "oh well, I mid-as-well go long term… — Ab-Soul Copy Share Image
I wanna make my imprint in the game as far as music - hip-hop, and just music, period. 'Cause I come from… — Nayvadius Cash Copy Share Image
Poverty brings people to drastic measures and that's what the hardcore gangsta rap scene is about. It's called freedom of expression. People… — Bushwick Bill Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was the music that actually got me excited about it and the actual prospect of performing. I think I loved music… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
It has no color to it. If you can rap good, you can rap good. I look at Mac Miller, who’s one… — Big Sean Copy Share Image
I said 'no' nine times when Kanye asked me to work with him because I liked being friends with him. Then he… — Scooter Braun Copy Share Image
I told Wayne to his face he was the dopest MC out. MC, not rapper. I told him to his face because… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
I saw this documentary he did years ago called 'Fade to Black.' I was always a Jay Z fan - I liked… — Mahershala Ali Copy Share Image
How to be a rapper in 2012: Wear skinny jeans, rap about how high drunk you get, pretend you can afford designer… — Brian Zilinek Copy Share Image
When I first was a part of 'The Monster,' I really wanted to put it out under my name, but no record… — Bebe Rexha Copy Share Image
When it's a rapper's album or a singer's album, there's a tendency to want a text-based or theme-based narrative. — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
If you don't know hip-hop, at least a little bit of it, you can't even call yourself an American. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Rapping and singing are not two polar opposites. There's so much middle ground. And I think there's a lot of people who… — Ezra Koenig Copy Share Image
Growing up in the Bay, I was still looking for a lot of East Coast hip-hop. I had an older homie put… — G-Eazy Copy Share Image
It was [Kanye West] who spoke, and then we met and recorded some songs. After, you know what it is: we all… — Young Thug Copy Share Image
We gotta let hip-hop grow. We gotta let it go through its different phases throughout the different places that's accepting it. — Rakim Copy Share Image
Chance The Rapper makes some of the greatest music out, and he build his brand up organically, and the fans have reacted… — G-Eazy Copy Share Image
“And ever so faintly,I could hear Josh rapping to his posse's beat.I couldn't make out most of what he was saying, but… — Jennifer Echols Copy Share Image
I love Snoop - I grew up with his music - but I never thought for a second that we'd work together. — Flying Lotus Copy Share Image
Since the '80s, Harlem has the place to go. Before the '80s, just as far as hip-hop go, Harlem has always been… — Dave East Copy Share Image
I totally embrace the different transformations we've seen in hip-hop throughout the years. — Frank Dukes Copy Share Image
Trip-hop? That's never existed and they say I invented it. Trip-hop is just hip-hop with a girl singing on top. — Tricky Copy Share Image
Scared of a bunch of water? Then get out the rain. Order a rapper for lunch, and spit out the chain. — Daniel Dumile Copy Share Image
Chris Brown is a fantastic artist and songwriter and to be able to work with him was kind of unbelievable. — Joe Jonas Copy Share Image
If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high. — LeCrae Copy Share Image
I said it in the beginning. That I was gonna take them niggaz out the game and sure enough I will. Already… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
I'd love to work with Kanye West. He's gone through a lot of stuff in the public eye, but his music is… — Bebe Rexha Copy Share Image
I've asked about you and they told me things but my mind didn't change and I still feel the same. — Drake Copy Share Image
You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black. — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Put on some P. Reign, thats somethin hood girl. We all know that RnB is for the good girls. — Drake Copy Share Image
No rapper in the world from Jay-Z to Tupac to Biggie has 100 percent love on everything they do. — J. Cole Copy Share Image
I was into hip-hop when I was a teenager. Then I started to look for samples, and I started a long Hendrix… — Gustav Ejstes Copy Share Image
There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible. — Wyclef Jean Copy Share Image