Rapper Quotes · Page 80

I think that Eminem is very talented and remarkably bright, and I actually do like a lot of his music.

— Moby

I put everyone in my school on to Nicki Minaj before she blew up. I was obsessed with her and I was…

— Angel Haze

In my opinion, some of the hip-hop records that come out, people are willing to compromise. I'm not.

— Dr. Dre

I like Biggie. Like 'Pac, he was one of the best rappers in the business. Why would I try to do something…

— Suge Knight

Growing up in New York City and hip-hop are two inseparable things, two things that are totally intertwined in our lives.

— Mike D

That's the reason why I'm making albums. That's the reason why I love hip-hop: It's a challenge every time.

— Jay-Z

When people say to me, 'What do you think of rap music?', my answer is, 'There's no such thing. There's rap, and…

— Anonymous

I've seen it all before. Now that it's over I shoulda known better than to think this was real and you could…

— Drake

I grew up listening to everything outside hip-hop. Hip-hop came later in my life. I grew up listening to Black Uhuru, Bob…

— Akon

I was, like, 12 or 13; the first hip hop song I tried to rapping to was Macklemore's 'Thrift Shop,' and my…

— Rich Brian

I always wanted to be someone in the entertainment industry. In my eighth grade slideshow, when everyone was like "show us what…

— Lilly Singh

People looked at me - people still look at me - as 'this is Gucci Mane's producer.' But the music that me…

— Zaytoven

I think that my favorite album has to be 'The Fix' because I was in a very comfortable place. Mentally, financially... I…

— Scarface

Rap music is a combination of many different arts to make something new. There's always been a stigma that its existence would…

— Chance the Rapper

What I have that's special in my music is substance. It's music that people can really relate to. I know I'm gonna…

— Gunna

Hip-hop originated from the Bronx specifically; that means everything. I'm down the block from where hip-hop was born and raised, so I'm…

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Being called a conscious rapper is quite a compliment. It's a great thing to be. But as an artist, my nature is…

— Talib Kweli

It must surprise people that I'm such a rap fan, but it's true. Sometimes, just staying in, putting on some rap music,…

— Phoebe Tonkin

In future, if I get a chance to perform, I will go for hip hop, locking and popping. Indian is definitely not…

— Kiku Sharda

I'm serious; I don't, I don't rap. I flow; I'm a flow-er. You've got rappers, you got MCs, and then you got…

— Method Man

I've always idolized Jay-Z He's one of my favorite persons, even before I knew him personally.

— Romeo Santos

I'm here to inspire young people to be part of the most magnificent culture on earth: hip-hop.

— KRS-One

A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.

— Will Smith

Kanye West hasn't really done anything worthwhile-- except maybe musically, I haven't heard him. But he hasn't overthrown the government.

— Ian Svenonius

You have your purists and you have people who want to go outside of what they think hip hop is. You've got…

— B-Real

There is no better education than rap battling in terms of performance. It makes you fearless.

— Doc Brown

Before games I listen to a lot of Drake, I like listening to stuff I know all the words to.

— Kevin Huerter

As I started growing up, living a little and listening to the lyrics, I realized that I was going through a lot…

— Akon

If we met today and you had no idea who I was, you'd just think I was a normal guy. You wouldn't…

— Masked Wolf

That's a win for me, for people to be able to say, 'Faith, fatherhood, monogamy exists in hip-hop.'

— Lecrae

I mean there's no other feeling than when you hear a great hip-hop song. You feel good. If you lose that as…

— Fabolous

I listen to a lot of hip hop artists, and I think hip hop and poetry go hand in hand. The 'Def…

— J. J. Redick

That's one of my homies. Whenever he hits me up, he's like what do you want to do and I'm the same.…

— B-Real

Rap to me is a modern blues. But until we really confront the truth, we are going to have a Tupac or…

— Stevie Wonder

I'm a big fan of music in general, so writing is something I enjoy all the way around. I could write rap…

— 3 Doors Down

What Happened to Eminem? I LOVE Him! But did he like just drop off the face of the world? You Never Hear…

— Anonymous

I'm constantly exchanging ideas with new artists. Honestly, with Jay-Z, our only interaction was a brief hello after I signed.

— Jay Park

I get imaginative with a mouth full of adjectives, A brain full of adverbs, and a box full of laxatives, Shittin' on…

— Eminem

When I'm writing for rappers it's kinda like switching, "Okay, you're not PJ. Now you have to act like a rapper."

— PJ Harvey

All the female rappers are pregnant and got kids now if you ask me. They still make money. They still doing they…

— Sexyy Red