The beautiful thing about hip-hop is that you can't overthink it,...As long as you got a nice, quality hook, let it go. — 9th Wonder Copy Share Image
I grew up around it. That was what my friends were listening to - some of my closest friends are big hip-hop… — Dale Earnhardt Jr Copy Share Image
Rap for me is like making movies, telling stories, and getting the emotions of the songs through in just as deep a… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
Nineties hip-hop in particular really shaped what became the common pop cultural language that we all speak. — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
Snoop Dogg has had me to Hollywood to rap with him on his records, and the 2 Live Crew brought me to… — Rudy Ray Moore Copy Share Image
It just happens to be that people like to associate poetry and rap music. I think that idea is kind of corny. — Earl Sweatshirt Copy Share Image
Hip hop was definitely, far and away, the primary influence for at least 10 years of my life. From about 7 or… — Alex Ebert Copy Share Image
To me, rap music is bigger than who's the coolest rapper, the biggest rapper. It's everything about your personality. — Diplo Copy Share Image
I don't know if he remembers, but the first time I ever met Cudi was the first time I met Kanye. I've… — Travis Scott Copy Share Image
I think more like an entertainer rather than just a rapper. My overall goal is to never be listed as just a… — Machine Gun Kelly Copy Share Image
To have mentors and moguls like Russell Simmons and Chuck D pushing me forward and empowering my movement makes me all the… — Lazarus of Bethany Copy Share Image
What is the big deal about Eminem? Since when is offensive language a reason for being unpopular? I like the fact that… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is so saturated with the same old same old that people always expect the guy to actually be the guy. They… — MF Doom Copy Share Image
I remember the day I first heard what Timbaland and Aaliyah did - that intersection of her pretty voice and his weird,… — Kelela Copy Share Image
I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future. I'm a big fan of Common. I'm a big fan… — Nas Copy Share Image
A rap dude has his rap persona, his hyper version of himself. Do you know Method Man's real name? Or Elton John,… — Watkin Tudor Jones Copy Share Image
I do think that hip-hop has a relationship with comic book culture, and Kung Fu movies too, for that matter. — Ali Shaheed Muhammad Copy Share Image
Why live for the approval of men when you can have the approval of their Creator? What can they give you that… — LeCrae Copy Share Image
Trinidad Jame$ is the most garbage piece of rapper that has ever existed on the face of the earth. — Hopsin Copy Share Image
If you notice the videos I been shooting in the past, it's always been relevant to what's going on. It's always been… — Scarface Copy Share Image
What I'm aiming to do within hip-hop is to point out that the music itself is powerful; it reaches so many people. — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
I would love to work with Drake. I think he's such a pop star, and he's dropping amazing songs. — Kim Petras Copy Share Image
Anything that me and Gucci do is never thought out or planned real deeply. We always just go off of what we… — Zaytoven Copy Share Image
As far as the work I did with Timbaland, it was his sound and I just kinda floated in his direction. I… — Bubba Sparxxx Copy Share Image
Daddy x, d-loc and that boy Johnny richter, bdub, big pak, lou, munchyz the heavy hitter. — Kottonmouth Kings Copy Share Image
'Dear Mama' is my favorite song from Tupac, man. It touches you, and I think that that's the most important thing with… — Demetrius Shipp, Jr Copy Share Image
When I first started, I thought I was wack. Lyrically, I thought I was wack. The thing I had over everybody was… — Fat Joe Copy Share Image
Rappers kinda look stupid sometimes. Most of the time. I'm pretty sure I look stupid too a lot. — Vince Staples Copy Share Image
I like Rick Ross as a person. I like Jay-Z and Kanye West as people. But I hate the companies that they… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I've lived in Texas, I've lived in Cali but then I was obviously effected by East Coast rap by Big Pun and… — Snow Tha Product Copy Share Image
As they say, real legends never die. Tupac is huge; he's an inspiration. Arguably, he's probably the biggest, most analyzed and loved… — Annie Ilonzeh Copy Share Image
I always loved rapping ever since Snoop said "1-2-3-4," I was repeating lines, but I didn't start writing my own lyrics until… — Fashawn Copy Share Image
N.Y. hip-hop is ok, but we gotta become brave again; we have to be brave enough and do something new - that's… — Nas Copy Share Image
Hip-hop started with street poets with great lyrical skills, and that's what hip-hop has always been about for me. — Gza Copy Share Image
I got into DJing and making beats when I was about 17. I was always fascinated by the four elements of hip-hop:… — Abbie Cornish Copy Share Image
I remember back in the day when Chuck D called hip-hop the 'black people's CNN.' Well now, hip-hop is more like Fox… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
Man I got so many regrets. The biggest is that Eminem gave me so many demos - six different times he approached… — Fat Joe Copy Share Image
I feel like this - everybody, every rapper to me, I feel like every rapper got a little bit of E-40 in… — E-40 Copy Share Image
I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me. — Zubin Mehta Copy Share Image
I'm an artist, not a rapper... so my musical genres and library is way beyond the normal rapper. — Redman Copy Share Image
