Executives are convinced that a rapper has a certain lifespan as far as being a hot emcee. When you start to approach… — Too Short Copy Share Image
I'm a big hip-hop fan since being a kid. It was the first music that spoke to me and made me feel… — Sean Paul Copy Share Image
For a while, the genre seemed to be just about sex and crime. Rappers are storytellers; the stories don't need to be… — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
I would love to collaborate with Chance the Rapper. I love his lyrics and his sound and everything. — Daya Copy Share Image
I like my raps but I'm never too happy with some of 'em because I feel like they could be better. But… — Tyler, The Creator Copy Share Image
Kanye West is my older brother, an inspiring guy and someone who keeps pushing my level up further and further. — Estelle Copy Share Image
I hope you don't get known for nothing crazy, cause no man ever wants to hear those stories bout his lady. — Drake Copy Share Image
If Elvis is alive, Tupac is alive. I saw Tupac on 46th Street selling Biggie t-shirts 2 for 10 dollars. — Donnell Rawlings Copy Share Image
Lets start keeping it real. I'm saying to a lot of my partners who are rap artists, 'man when y'all do your… — MC Hammer Copy Share Image
I would just like to see hip-hop journalism in general take a step up and match the artistry. There have been great… — Brother Ali Copy Share Image
I think the rap community always tells the truth. And I think that it's important that we listen to their voices so… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image
I think it goes without saying that Logic has a strong and powerful message in his artistic deliveries and has a very… — Snoh Aalegra Copy Share Image
I will never forget someone bringing up my mixtape and just trying to convince me on the spot that I should leave… — Chris Redd Copy Share Image
It was just cool to see my friends so inspired, and I'm by no means the biggest rapper in the world, but… — Big Sean Copy Share Image
My freestyling ability is nonexistent. I can't even write a verse if I tried to sit anywhere and write one. Being a… — Michael Rapaport Copy Share Image
Who is the best rapper ever? I'll probably have to say Eminem. I would definitely say Eminem. He came from a whole… — Akon Copy Share Image
I always wrote poems when I was a little girl, and I loved hip hop music, and I kind of just started… — Chanel West Coast Copy Share Image
I didn't grow up around all white people; I never wanted to gentrify hip-hop, I've never wanted to speak to an all-white… — G-Eazy Copy Share Image
What if Eminem was black? would he have sold five mil. Or would he be 1 out of 5 million rappers with no deal? — Fredro Starr Copy Share Image
“I dont know what all this hate is about? Tupac started book of rap, Eminem finished it, Macklemore bought it for 99… — Nick gaikis Copy Share Image
And now i'm like a major threat, 'Cause I remind you of the things you were made to forget. — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
I'm a Hip Hop artist, but I understand why some people are confused about that because a lot of people have a… — Everlast Copy Share Image
Big Sean is one of the dopest rappers, of my lifetime for sure. Like, Big Sean is one of the best rappers.… — Kyle Copy Share Image
I really don't think I have a genre, honestly, 'cause I make such different music even though it is rap. — Denzel Curry Copy Share Image
Mariah Carey, Rihanna, the female rapper Nicki Minaj, my kids - and what do they all have in common? They're all lighter… — Mathew Knowles Copy Share Image
I don't plan to restrict myself to rapping in the future, and I didn't want to come off as too aggressive, which… — RM Copy Share Image
I had to fall back and rethink and get into the studio and listen to real r&b music. This is what I… — Tony Sunshine Copy Share Image
You know how there's all these rappers like Mike D and King T and Ice T and Cool C or something like… — Ad-Rock Copy Share Image
I think I'm pretty regular. I try to keep it pretty regular; I go to sleep early. I don't know what distances… — Vince Staples Copy Share Image
I think rap definitely has its place in the art world. I think it is an art form. But, just like any… — Rick James Copy Share Image
More than half of all the hip hop record sales are white people, and I think that might be a result of… — Vanilla Ice Copy Share Image
I thought of rap I thought of Grand Master Flash and I thought of about what they went through. — Kool Keith Copy Share Image
Rap music started because they were bored of other music so they created something really new. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
When I started getting into West Coast rap - The Game, then I started studying a lot of Tupac Shakur and watching… — Tyga Copy Share Image
One of the things that I'm dying to do is to sing the hook on a big rap song. No one's ever… — Darius Rucker Copy Share Image
Rap music is amazing, it's beautiful. But the problem is the lyrics. The person who writes the lyrics - that's the problem. — Emmanuel Jal Copy Share Image
A proud person is so busy looking down on others they cannot humble themselves to look up at God. — LeCrae Copy Share Image
Hip-hop was created out of necessity. We needed to create some digitized things to help us understand what we were feeling. — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
I've listened to Eminem rap. That's not daily fare for me, but I can't help but admire how vivid what he does… — Lesley Gore Copy Share Image
