Whatever else anyone says he was, he may have been. But Tupac really was a great American artist. The passage of time… — Afeni Shakur Copy Share Image
I heard a rumor I died, Murdered in cold blood dramatized, Pictures of me in my final state, You know mama cried,… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
My pops put me on to Jay-Z and Kanye, and my discoveries would be like Future and Kendrick Lamar. I turned my… — Roddy Ricch Copy Share Image
If I had to collaborate with anybody on a song, I would pick Kendrick Lamar because he is so dope as an… — Adrian Marcel Copy Share Image
A lot of rappers say 'I'm talking about stuff that goes on, what I grew up in, that I know about.' And… — Stuart Scott Copy Share Image
I kinda like this Jay-Z thing, where he’s retired, but he keeps doing shows. I think I beat him to that. If… — Bill Murray Copy Share Image
I have a personal relationship with Dizzee Rascal - I know him, he's cool - so this is no disrespect to him… — AJ Tracey Copy Share Image
I really don't try to force the creative process. I'm really jealous of those other rappers who just hear a beat and… — Alexander Spit Copy Share Image
DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing... At the end of the day, it's up to us to control… — Nas Copy Share Image
I was a little nervous that people wouldn't take to 'Under Pressure,' because my style and what I embodied had previously been… — Logic Copy Share Image
To be honest, I was unaware of the huge frat-rap scene that was taking over the blogosphere until I found myself right… — Mike Stud Copy Share Image
Wayne's my man. I'm proud of him, he worked hard. You know with a lot of people, Wayne's been doing this for… — Cam'ron Copy Share Image
That's one thing I learned from B.I.G. He was always heavy on versatility. I'm able to take an R&B record and rip… — Jadakiss Copy Share Image
As a matter of fact it wasn't until after BIG passed and stupid rumors went around that I had something to do… — DJ Quik Copy Share Image
My personal life is the same. At the end of the day, this is just a job. I love what I do,… — Chris Brown Copy Share Image
50 Cent is a metaphor for "change". But originally it was a gangster from Fort Greene Projects named 50 Cent and I… — Curtis Jackson Copy Share Image
Hip-hop basically controls the world through fashion, through music, through language, through culture. It's basically running the world, no matter what anyone… — Prodigy Copy Share Image
To me, it isn't tight sweaters. That's not what rap is. That's not hip-hop at all. Every phase went through changing up… — DMX Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to Commission, Kirk Franklin and Hezekiah Walker. If I was found listening to any rap, my pops would… — Rahki Copy Share Image
What I want to do right now is give hip hop back to the hood. Before it was a neighborhood thing where… — Rakim Copy Share Image
I had been trying to do something with music for all of my life. Ive always been a fan of music; I… — Big Meech Copy Share Image
Ali was the African-American who exulted in saying exactly what he was capable of, and the bouncing-boy braggadocio of hip-hop is impossible… — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
Hip-hop wasn't actually the genre that made me want to make sound, and I couldn't actually really pinpoint what genre it was.… — Grieves Copy Share Image
If I was with some other rappers who aren't as polished, or I was the only rapper, I don't think I would… — Schoolboy Q Copy Share Image
The ghetto music of my era is hip-hop. And Parliament, and Curtis Mayfield, and Marvin Gaye, that was all the ghetto stuff… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I think every generation has that movement of hip-hop that you know you're playing it and you definitely have that moment of… — Solange Knowles Copy Share Image
I think commitment is inextricably linked with success, and rightly or wrongly, people with a fierce commitment to their goals - the… — Katherine Ryan Copy Share Image
First off you know what it is if you heard Drake. Making hoes wobble like a bridge in an earthquake. Never see… — Drake Copy Share Image
99% of my life I was lied to. I just found out my mom does more dope than I do(Damn!). I told… — Eminem Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a great producer so I studied great hip-hop producers, but also stuff beyond that: Phil Spector, David Axelrod,… — Frank Dukes Copy Share Image
We have this really retro vibe and style of songwriting and, personally, I wasn't embracing the current state of music until I… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
Hip-hop has done so much for racial relations, and I don't think it's given the proper credit. It has changed America immensely.… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
I've known Timbaland for a while. We developed a friendship. He always said he would come back for me when he was… — V. Bozeman Copy Share Image
I feel like I kind of got my own lane, but I think if you mix T.I., Andre3000, Hov and Kanye you… — Donnis Copy Share Image
I think the rapping came from being around your friends in school, beating on the desks with pencils and making beats and… — Quincy Brown Copy Share Image
It took a long time for hip-hop to become commercial. Now there's all these big black icons that came from nowhere to… — Skepta Copy Share Image
He [Timbaland] meshes well with a lot of great people, like he meshes well with Timberlake, Missy Elliott, Nelly Furtado. I'm hoping… — Justin Bieber Copy Share Image
My uncle introduced me to R&B, like Dru Hill, 112 and all those dudes. Eventually, he put me on Omarion's first album,… — Bryson Tiller Copy Share Image
I feel bad [about Lil Wayne going to jail], because I don't think anything like this has happened in music since Elvis… — Bun B Copy Share Image
Someone like Jay-Z does have a timeless quality, but it's much different than ours. You can look back at something like "At… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
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