My favorite rappers are a lot of other people's favorite rappers. I love Jay Z, Kanye, 2Pac, Biggie, old Mos Def. — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
I've given up my hip-hop aspiration. But I look at Macklemore and I'm like, 'I could have made it. I shouldn't given… — Spencer Pratt Copy Share Image
Every ten years, we get a new old school. In 1987, we thought 1977 was the best era in hip-hop. Here we… — KRS-One Copy Share Image
Everyone who raps isn't hip-hop. To be hip-hop, you've got to know the culture. You got to know the history. — Ice T Copy Share Image
There should be a class on apartheid. There should be a class on why people are hungry, but there are not. There… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
My main dream collaboration, which I'm sure is impossible, is Frank Ocean, he's like my favourite artist of all time. Him, Tyler,… — Ruel Copy Share Image
Who gave it that title, gangsta rap? It's reality rap. It's about what's really going on. — Eazy-E Copy Share Image
Key! is the greatest rapper alive. I honestly, truly believe that no one is as effortless, weird, and creative, and themselves as… — Kenny Beats Copy Share Image
I don't have to work on it. I'm naturally a writer. The rapping and writing, they can go hand-in-hand - but rapping… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
I hate when rappers do interviews. They say stuff like, 'If I wasn't doing this, I'd be dead or in jail.' Like,… — Tony Rock Copy Share Image
It doesn't get any more underground, conscious or indie than Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, but because they got a couple of really big… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
It was dope to the point where I felt like Common almost admired me as much as I admired him. He took… — Dreezy Copy Share Image
If you actually understand and listen to what he's saying, there's no one that can compete with Eminem. That's why no one… — Jamal Murray Copy Share Image
When Nicki was putting out mixtapes, she was the only female rapper that had any kind of buzz. And not to mention… — Tink Copy Share Image
So basically, Travis Scott took files from Tommy Brown and took them to Kanye and said he produced them and it was… — Victoria Monet Copy Share Image
“Now let me ask you all a question, what's more pathetic and sad to you? A bunch of poor black people who… — T.J. Kirk Copy Share Image
I'm still Lil Xan. You can call me Diego if you want. My second album, I'm going to be full Diego. — Lil Xan Copy Share Image
I didn't think, 'Oh, I wanna be a rapper,' but I would just rap for fun. When I realized it was possible,… — Ice Spice Copy Share Image
It's an honour to have been invited to perform in India for 'Vh1 Hip Hop Hustle.' This only reconfirms the impact Hip… — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
Cutting and pasting is the essence of what hip-hop culture is all about for me. It's about drawing from what's around you,… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
We just decided to make our dancing as important as our MCing and our production. It's an element in hip-hop that a… — Taboo Copy Share Image
To all the seeds that follow me protect your essence, Born with less, but you still precious. — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
Half the rhymes you write, you're saying that you're better than the other MC. That's how we keep the craft sharp. — Ice T Copy Share Image
I always loved hip-hop, being a black little kid. I always used to freestyle on the bus when I was young. It… — J.I.D Copy Share Image
Sublime was like my first hip-hop-y, surfer-rap hip-hop. But then once I found Tupac, I never looked back. — Spencer Pratt Copy Share Image
It's whatever - people like me and Dre are music people, so we're beyond just hip-hop. We're purists. Not everybody who makes… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Hip-hop has a feeling element, it's not just about knowing music. It's not like classical music or jazz where you can go… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
I started making music for fun maybe my senior year in college. I started rapping in high school, but it wasn't anything… — Cakes da killa Copy Share Image
But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a… — Nicki Minaj Copy Share Image
Too many MC's take that word 'emcee' lightly; They can't Move a Crowd, not even slightly. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
When I first started rapping, I used to just jock Jay Z super hard. Back when I was like 14 and 15,… — JPEGMAFIA Copy Share Image
Jay-Z was huge. I was like 2 years old throwing up my diamond, rapping. I know all of 'The Blueprint.' I've heard… — Cordae Copy Share Image
For me growing up when hip hop was forming and maturing and coming into its own, I just felt I was a… — Rick Famuyiwa Copy Share Image
I'd love to do something with Bruno Mars because I love his voice and the playful and intelligent way he delivers a… — LP Copy Share Image
I experienced Hip-Hop first-hand in the Bronx with the boys in New York; people like the Rock Steady Crew and The Dynamic… — Goldie Copy Share Image
They had all this talent, and they had no instruments. So they started rap music. They rhymed on their own. They made… — Max Roach Copy Share Image
The first rule of hip-hop is probably keep it real. And that can mean a lot of different things, but that's certainly… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
It's no coincidence that all the greatest rappers - whoever you put in your top five - I guarantee you they a… — J. Cole Copy Share Image
I came from a crew, and to me, all the guys I rapped with were better than me, so I was surprised… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
Because the rhymes I say, sharp as a nail. Witty as can be and not for sale. Always funky fresh, could NEVER… — Run DMC Copy Share Image
