I was djing before I was rapping. I was calling myself Mike Geronimo and spelling it like Mike but he was just… — Mic Geronimo 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
I can admit there are some problems in hip hop but it is only a reflection of what's taking place in our… — David Banner Copy Share Image
Ya can't tell me nothing especially when you, riding in the drop top listening to tupac, riding in the drop top listening… — Rock City Copy Share Image
Whatever form of hip-hop you like, man, love it and keep it going. Keep it strong. Make sure it stays powerful. — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
People didn't really take white rappers seriously until Eminem, because he was better than everybody. Like female emcees, you need to be… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Eminem is a major star. Em and JAY-Z have achieved things that I have never came close to achieving in my life.… — Big Daddy Kane Copy Share Image
I think it's such open game to make fun of myself. First of all, as a white rapper you have to have… — Simon Rex Copy Share Image
I think the good thing about Macklemore is that he is very precise about what he gets involved in. As you can… — Rita Ora Copy Share Image
I think Dr Dre really evolved and really is a great role model for young people that have had to survive and… — Aja Brown Copy Share Image
I think one of the reasons I've had success in hip-hop is that I can bring out vulnerability in people who are… — Skylar Grey Copy Share Image
The trick with hip-hop-hip-hop is a sport. The only music that's really, really close to a sport. It starts off, "My DJ's… — Ice T Copy Share Image
They didn't know what to do with rap music. You walk into Epic, and they're wearing straight-leg khakis with creases, Prada shoes… — Cam'ron Copy Share Image
An MC is somebody who can control the crowd. An MC is a master of ceremonies so not only can you say… — Ice T Copy Share Image
I don't want to be a rap star. I want you to see me and just say, 'That's Mase,' not 'That's Puff… — Mase Copy Share Image
Regardless of what you think of Jay-Z's album title, he just taught a bunch of dudes about the Magna Carta and that… — Gillian Jacobs Copy Share Image
If you can make the hits, then you won't be an Internet rapper anymore. It's good for hip-hop. — Donnis Copy Share Image
What is Kanye West's message? Like most rap, "I am the greatest person ever and you're not." I used to call it… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Just look at the name of Kanye's label: G.O.O.D. Music. That's what it's all about, creating good music. — Mannie Fresh Copy Share Image
I'm just basically spillin' out my emotions to the world. 'Cause rap is about emotion. And I want you to feel what… — Ludacris Copy Share Image
That's why the Kanye Wests and the Drakes are just in a different league, because they have the ability to be vulnerable… — Santan Dave Copy Share Image
I was raised in this society so you can't expect me to be a perferct person cause Ima do what Ima do. — Tupac Shakur 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
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
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
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
You look at other rappers who have been around 10-20 years and even the most diehard fans write you off after that. — Inspectah Deck Copy Share Image
Writing rap songs is about flow, about one word blending seamlessly into the next and creating a thing that is possible to… — Daveed Diggs Copy Share Image
My take, after spending some time with him, is that Kanye West is not a conservative. He's not a Republican, but he… — Candace Owens Copy Share Image
I fell in love with hip-hop at an early age as a culture, as a sound, both from the perspective of a… — G-Eazy Copy Share Image
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
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
