When I was at Upright Citizens Brigade, I would pretend to be a sad, drunk rapper. — Bobby Moynihan Copy Share Image
I was rapping in 1939. It's old. The roots are complex. And kids don't know. — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
If Graffiti is art and art is a crime then how come piccaso never done time? — Melvin Glover 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
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
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
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
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
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
A lot of the commercial expression of hip-hop leaves a lot to be desired - but then, there's a lot of whack… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
You'll get a kid in Liberia wearing a Tupac T-shirt, and for us, that's zef. People try to say it's like trash,… — Watkin Tudor Jones Copy Share Image
I think, a lot of times, the mistake in music - even rappers that are trying to be big time - if… — Iman Shumpert Copy Share Image
We talk a lot about Malcom X and Martin Luther King JR, but It's time to be like them, as strong as… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
As an artist when you come into [hip hop] you don't know nothing really. You just know what you do and it's… — Mic Geronimo Copy Share Image
When I wanted to be professionally known as a rapper I said I wanna take the moniker Gucci Mane. But all the… — Gucci Mane Copy Share Image
'TTM' started off being a feature. A producer wanted me to just hop on the beat, like a Diplo type of thing.… — PnB Rock Copy Share Image
I think rap music is rap music. I mean, are there heavy writing aspects of it? Absolutely. In a sense, is it… — Earl Sweatshirt Copy Share Image
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