That is the problem that we have with the so-called hip hop culture today... I think our foundation is a bunch of… — MC Hammer Copy Share Image
Tupac the son of the Black Panther, and Tupac the rider. Those are the two people inside of me. I was raised… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
So much of rap sounds the same, and that's okay, but that means some people want something that can be the complete… — JPEGMAFIA Copy Share Image
One of the first albums that I remember, rap albums I remember really listening to, was LL Cool J 'Mama Said Knock… — Damian Marley Copy Share Image
I will say this: Rapping-wise, there has never been anybody to match Tupac's energy when coming on a song, like when rappin'.… — Demetrius Shipp, Jr Copy Share Image
I never was a person that said, 'I'm gonna be a rapper.' I thought I would be a doctor. I just knew… — Remy Ma Copy Share Image
I feel like battle rap is as popular as it's ever been, today. With Total Slaughter it's getting real popular. — Ab-Soul Copy Share Image
Every artist can actually say that, that the overseas community appreciates the culture of hip-hop more, really, rather than over here. So… — Redman Copy Share Image
I'm into the lyrical side of rap. I listen to some old Eminem songs and think, 'Wow, he's a genius.' He's one… — Phoebe Tonkin Copy Share Image
There is no music more powerful than hip-hop. No other music so purely demands an instant affirmative on such a global scale.… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
I do feel like people get on songs with Griselda and go extra hard than maybe people are used to hearing them...… — Benny the Butcher Copy Share Image
Mac Dre has been around a long time. E-40's been around a long time. JT the Bigga Figga, Rappin 4-Tay. There's been… — Too Short Copy Share Image
I am used to experiencing so much trauma, that when I see it, I have to speak out. I don't think rappers… — JPEGMAFIA Copy Share Image
Toasting is basically what you call rapping. It came off of playing the beats at the parties, however it be. You find… — Damian Marley Copy Share Image
My favorite one, it depends. As far as rap wise, I like 'Ask 'Bout Me.' I like that one. It's like a… — Jay Park Copy Share Image
I am hoping to improve my writing and rapping, as well as get a better grasp on how to make beats and… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
Emotion is what hip-hop thrives on. Don't you want your music to have emotion in it? People like to always throw some… — Kid Cudi Copy Share Image
I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
For all you sucker MC's perpetratin a FRAUD. Your rhymes are cold wack and keep the crowd cold lost. — Run DMC Copy Share Image
Hip hop is doing the new rock thing; there are no rules. They can do anything, really. And that's inspiring. — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
When you're a rapper, just a rapper, you have to kind of settle for whatever comes your way - if a beat… — J. Cole Copy Share Image
I can't see myself not rappin' and not talking the bullshit I'm talking. I love that! I can't lie. Once I stop… — Sean Price Copy Share Image
I would love to be friends with Kanye West, because I know he is not a dreadful person, he is a lovely… — Thomston Copy Share Image
I think Gotye is really dope. The music that I enjoy listening to isn't as intense as my music is. — B.o.B Copy Share Image
Macklemore gets a Grammy over Kendrick Lamar. I still can't get over that. But again, it's not Macklemore's fault. It's the way… — Ato Essandoh Copy Share Image
You know I've got some Waylan Jennings in me and I've also got some Eric B. & Rakim in me. — Everlast Copy Share Image
Scandinavian rap started in the '90s, off the back of Run DMC, and it was a bunch of Swedish dudes doing the… — Yung Lean Copy Share Image
The Cash Money sound pretty much changed the era. It kind of put the business into rap. It was like, 'Get your… — Mannie Fresh Copy Share Image
While writing a normal song, we just pen four lines and then we have a chorus and some lines again. But rap… — Raftaar Copy Share Image
The only memorable people who came to Guernsey in my lifetime were Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 - I swear that was… — Mura Masa Copy Share Image
I was a kiddie pool attendant, and I was a white rapper. That's not going to get you a job on Wall… — Jesse Itzler Copy Share Image
I was one of the first rappers to have his own forum. Then 50 Cent made 'Thisis50.com,' and everyone made sites just… — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
I stop and stare at the younger, my heart goes to 'em, they stressed out and goin' under. — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
Everyone has the notion that hip-hop is messy and loose, but there's also another level to it. — Laurieann Gibson Copy Share Image
People think, 'Oh, I don't need to worry about him,' and they underestimate me because I am a rapper. — Lil Jon Copy Share Image
I think every rapper should know how to sing, like a little bit. I mean common man it'll make your rapping better… — SonReal Copy Share Image
I'm not really a comparison dude. Even when people say 'Big or Pac?,' because they're two totally different types of lyricists. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I want Cypress Hill to be the Grateful Dead of hip-hop. The Dead never wore out their welcome, and I hope in… — B-Real Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your music. If you're… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I wanted us to have a friendly relationship [with Kanye West]. He promised to play the song for me, but he never… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
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