Rapper Quotes · Page 108

I'm a Hip Hop artist, but I understand why some people are confused about that because a lot of people have a…

— Everlast

And now i'm like a major threat, 'Cause I remind you of the things you were made to forget.

— Tupac Shakur

“I dont know what all this hate is about? Tupac started book of rap, Eminem finished it, Macklemore bought it for 99…

— Nick gaikis

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

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

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

Mariah Carey, Rihanna, the female rapper Nicki Minaj, my kids - and what do they all have in common? They're all lighter…

— Mathew Knowles

I really don't think I have a genre, honestly, 'cause I make such different music even though it is rap.

— Denzel Curry

When I was young, I wanted to be like the rappers. I remember being in junior high and wanting a fisherman hat…

— Cam'ron

[Kanye West] took me to a fashion meeting in Paris once. I'd never met these people; I was so nervous. It was…

— Kim Kardashian

The people that are really from the hood - and I'm raising my hand right now, you can't see that - we…

— Kevin McCall

In hip-hop, there's not a lot of love. There's not a lot of love being spread. It's always like 'I'm stuntin' on…

— J. Cole

I really like Kendrick Lamar. I'm still a Talib Kweli fan, Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Common Sense - people who say things…

— Bushwick Bill

I was literally told for 'The Show Goes On' that I shouldn't rap too deep. I shouldn't be too lyrical. It just…

— Lupe Fiasco

There was a time when hip-hop was its own musical principle, aside from sampling. Like the entire Wild Style break is instrumental.…

— Mos Def

I definitely want to work with Thom Yorke. I want to work with Damien Marley; there's a few international artists I wouldn't…

— Lupe Fiasco

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

I would love to collaborate with Chance the Rapper. I love his lyrics and his sound and everything.

— Daya

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

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

If Elvis is alive, Tupac is alive. I saw Tupac on 46th Street selling Biggie t-shirts 2 for 10 dollars.

— Donnell Rawlings

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

I hope you don't get known for nothing crazy, cause no man ever wants to hear those stories bout his lady.

— Drake

Kanye West is my older brother, an inspiring guy and someone who keeps pushing my level up further and further.

— Estelle

I'm glad Wu-Tang was able to inspire other producers and artists, but I would never want to be erased or removed.

— Rza

I went to school with my good friend will.i.am and he used to make fun of me when I rapped, but in…

— Redfoo

You have these megabrands who make most of their money off hip-hop culture. Where were they in the time of need?

— Kerby Jean-Raymond

People underestimate the hip-hop audience and the capacity to understand politics when it's part of music.

— Michael Franti

KRS-One is one of my favorite rappers ever. I actually don't even know why I have this on my computer, but I…

— Girl Talk

Executives are convinced that a rapper has a certain lifespan as far as being a hot emcee. When you start to approach…

— Too Short

According To Twitter Everyone Is A CEO, Rapper, Model, Club Promoter, DJ, Poet, Singer, Actress/Actor… Y'all Ain't Shit

— Kiana J Wilson

I don't only like rap music. There's everything from R&B to crazy gangster rap, hip hop... everything! But it all blends together…

— Kreayshawn

Seeing Jay Z's just a great example of somebody who comes from a ghetto to rise to where he's at. I think...…

— Cam'ron

We need a few more Kanyes, people that's really passionate about hip-hop and who keep it alive.

— Rakim

Years ago, I wanted to be like the girl Ne-Yo. You know, with the mid-tempo ballads - I come from the Babyface…

— Keri Hilson

A$AP Ferg is one of my favorites. He just finds a way to come with different styles. From the look to how…

— B-Real

I'm really into mainstream rap and R&B, but I never saw myself as intertwined in that world.

— Hudson Mohawke

My fondest memory of Tupac is my father producing 'Toss It Up' for him when I was 7 years old and hearing that.

— Demetrius Shipp, Jr

If the KKK was smart enough, they would've created gangsta rap because it's such a caricature of black culture and black masculinity.

— Jackson Katz

And every breath I breathe untill the moment I'm deceased. Will be another moment ballin' as a 'G'.

— Tupac Shakur