Rapper Quotes · Page 26

I don't even listen to rap. My apartment is too nice to listen to rap in.

— Kanye West

That's what hip-hop is: It's sociology and English put to a beat, you know.

— Talib Kweli

Hip-hop is a collage. It samples from all different styles of music.

— Kamasi Washington

I originally wanted to be a rapper and musician.

— R-Truth

That awkward moment when you offer Eminem M&M's.

— Anonymous

Before I was rapping, I was an interior designer and decorator.

— Big Freedia

I'm not very good with rap and things like that.

— Julie Andrews

I could never rap, personally. I can't even wrap presents.

— Chris Colfer

'Hustle & Flow' came out, and I was really rooting for 'Hustle & Flow' because, you know, it was a hip-hop movie,…

— Damon Dash

Kendrick Lamar represents Compton's evolution, embodying the New Vision for Compton - Purpose, Prosperity, and Progress.

— Aja Brown

I've definitely seen huge shifts, but the church is a little afraid of hip-hop, and hip-hop is a little afraid of the…

— Trip Lee

Being from Atlanta I grew up on Kilo Ali and Outkast... the only Biggie song I knew was 'Juicy.'

— Rich Homie Quan

All the rappers in rave music are like the sloppy seconds of rappers who couldn't make it.

— Watkin Tudor Jones

I don't really have a favorite artist - I mean, I really love Drake - but it depends on my mood. I…

— Taylor Townsend

I can clearly hear a lot of grime influence on Timbaland's stuff, on some of Drake's flows.

— Kano

When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg.

— Snoop Dogg

Jeezy just recognized my grind, and I jumped on board with him to enhance it. Artistically, we're in the same mind frame.…

— Freddie Gibbs

I have gone through many difference phases in my love affair with hip-hop.It evolves, your taste. It sometimes deepens, in terms of…

— Solange Knowles

I started rapping because my mom died when I was about 11 years old, and I was a very rebellious kid. I've…

— Tory Lanez

There was a time in the late '90s there where it was like every rapper had his rapper name and then his…

— Everlast

Joker rhymes like the is you just happy to see me trick, classical slapstick rappers need chapstick, a lot of them sound…

— MF Doom

A lot of the younger kids now can rap, but they're scared of the crowd. Mastery of that stage is an MC.…

— Ice T

I did a couple songs with this hip-hop guy named Tim Dark. He was working in the same studio I've been working…

— Alan Vega

Everything my fans tell me is the way I felt when I was a Tupac fan coming up. My fans tell me,…

— Boosie

Lupe Fiasco is kinda cool. I like him a lot.

— Yuna

I don't recall being excited about a new rapper, ever.

— DMX

Rap battle is like boxing. Thinking on your feet is key.

— Anonymous

I'm happy to be for people what Scarface, Ice Cube, and Rakim have been for me.

— Killer Mike

Going to Coachella tomorrow; I heard Tupac might stagedive.

— Tony Hawk

I don't make Christian rap, but I am a Christian rapper.

— Chance The Rapper

I love the grimiest rappers in the world. That's my favorite.

— Mariah Carey

Future's a workaholic. That's definitely the most hard-working artist I know.

— Metro Boomin

I'd love to collaborate with Drake. I think he's awesome.

— Jessica Lowndes

I'm not going to do a song just because it's with Drake.

— Jorja Smith

If you plan to excel in big things, you have to develop the habit in the small ones.

— LeCrae

I like Maroon 5 and Andy Grammer, but I also like hip-hop a lot.

— Jimmer Fredette

Hip-hop is rock & roll. What the hell is Wu-Tang but Motorhead?

— Mos Def

Truthfully, a weak rapper can hide behind a lot of production.

— Ice T

The first rap record came out in '79, but hip-hop began in '69.

— Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Now I listen to all kinds of music except rap, which all sounds the same to me.

— Moira Kelly