Da Pak was a group out of Chicago. It was a put-together group. We actually met for the first time at this… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
I don't knock material rappers, but let me hear it in a different way. How many songs do I have to hear… — Gza Copy Share Image
'The W' was real dark to me. Out of all the Wu-Tang albums, I like the first one and the second one.… — Ghostface Killah Copy Share Image
I've just really been into melody and lyrics and songwriting. Writing a rap, to me, is easy. I could write a rap… — Kid Rock Copy Share Image
When I think back to my influences and icons musically, they were my icons musically because, for example, I would look at… — Pusha T Copy Share Image
I get upset when people knock hip-hop, because I can absolutely see the musicality in it. These days, when I'm listening to… — Elton John Copy Share Image
It's crazy how Tech N9ne was back home in L.A. He knew about my situation, what I was doing, trying to find… — Jay Rock Copy Share Image
All I could think about was, 'I just wanna blow him away. I wanna make him proud, because I really wanna sign… — Brandy Norwood Copy Share Image
I have a respect for Young Jeezy. But the reason things didn't work out for me and Young Jeezy was because our… — Freddie Gibbs Copy Share Image
As far as hip hop, I ain't even gonna front, it was 'Rapper's Delight.' That was the first thing I heard where… — Madlib Copy Share Image
“My Favorite rapper Tupac Shakur.. Philosophical... The emotional depth of his lyricism. Rest in peace. So sad when I listen your music.… — Crystal Evans Copy Share Image
I know that everyone has their own ideas about what the good life is, and hip hop has especially strong ideas about… — Trip Lee Copy Share Image
I just save my money, man. I don't even try to enjoy it like these other rappers; they having fun and they… — Lil Baby Copy Share Image
As an artist, as a brand, as a rapper, as a musician, you know you got a window and a lot of… — Nipsey Hussle Copy Share Image
Even though hip-hop started as a battle format, different artists appeared on each other's records or hung out in the same clubs,… — Mike D Copy Share Image
The objectification of females is not a good thing! Not every rapper does this, but when the lyrics focus solely on the… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
Now it seems like hip hop belongs to the people you see in the videos and radios. So I want to give… — Rakim Copy Share Image
Everybody seen me talking to Frank Ocean, so they know something is coming, so something is coming with Frank Ocean - just… — Rich the Kid Copy Share Image
Before I was rapping, I did poetry. I went to a performing art school, and I won an award for the talent… — Doechii Copy Share Image
People also knew me for putting people up to hip-hop, so people knew I was heavy into hip-hop. But as for cyphers… — Ryan Montgomery Copy Share Image
Obviously, Jay-Z is one of the greatest entertainers of the world today. Not only is he a remarkable rhetorical genius, he's also… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Whether you're a DJ, whether you a rapper, whether you a producer, take it seriously. This is an occupation - you can… — E-40 Copy Share Image
I rarely get starstruck, but I've been a Jay-Z fan since fourth grade and had a huge crush on Beyonce in high… — Jay Park Copy Share Image
I look at Large Professor as a big influence. I grew up with him and being able to grow up with him… — Mic Geronimo Copy Share Image
I'm doing a fun EP. It's called 'Songs in the Key of Phife: Eight Is Enough.' It's radio-friendly, but then a lot… — Phife Dawg Copy Share Image
Gone are the days when you'd have to tune in to a mad illegal radio station late at night to be able… — Tinie Tempah Copy Share Image
No U.K. rapper has been in my position; there are loads of big rappers like Tinie Tempah or Skepta, but no one… — Dizzee Rascal Copy Share Image
So take it while you got it try to get a little more they say I'm gettin better than I ever been… — Mac Miller Copy Share Image
Conservatives have rightly attacked rap for its misogyny, violence and over-the-top vulgarity. But it is important to remember that this music is… — Shelby Steele Copy Share Image
In order to make a change, I have to exist in a traditionally homophobic space such as hip-hop. If I were to… — Kevin Abstract Copy Share Image
“Growing out of the housing projects and ghettos on the West Coast in the 1980s, gangsta rap made the gritty reality of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I used to be focused on being the dopest rapper in the game, and then once that became what I was, I… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
There's something about being any kind of entertainer that is acting. You have to put on a show. Things you wouldn't do… — Heavy D Copy Share Image
I'm not just a rapper; I'm an intelligent young man. But being able to give my mother everything she's ever wanted, I… — Mase Copy Share Image
Usually I start with a beat, I start making a beat, and my producer side is making the beat. And on a… — J. Cole Copy Share Image
My Name Is [Chorus: x2] Hi! My name is... (what?) My name is... (who?) My name is... [scratches] Slim Shady Hi! My… — Nikki Marie Copy Share Image
The thing about the state of hip-hop is that people are too concerned. I don't think that there's a problem with being… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
Soulja Boy is on his dance, down south, young, 18-year-old, comedic swag. It's really just each person's personality; if every rapper had… — Soulja Boy Copy Share Image
I love that hip-hop can still provide jobs for niggas to get money and to put their crew on. I would never… — Redman Copy Share Image
The thing about hip-hop is, like, that the instruments were taken out of schools. But - you might have taken the instruments… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
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