Drake is a lyrical genius, and he's great with melodies, and Pharrell is an amazing producer and songwriter. — Justine Skye Copy Share Image
I love the song 'Picasso Baby,' and I think the performance art piece was brilliant. I love that fact that Jay Z… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I wanna be selective... very selective. Right now, hip-hop's very boring to me. It's no excitement. — Timbaland Copy Share Image
Lil Wayne has an ex-wife, 5 baby mommas, 4 girl friends, 3 boos, a partridge in a pear tree, and has the… — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
People like Tay Don, Don Cannon, and OJ Da Juiceman - those were the core people that I rock with. And I… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
You know what? Drake is one of my favorite artists, not just because it's, like, the cool thing to say. — Thundercat Copy Share Image
I met Kendrick when I was younger but he's not really the flashy type. You'd never know if he had a dollar… — Roddy Ricch Copy Share Image
'New Slaves' is too real to me. It's like a freestyle of real talk, with the sickest beat. It's like the beat… — Jme Copy Share Image
I'm into a lot of music, definitely a lot of rap. 'Dedication 4', the Lil' Wayne album. Actually, I've been getting into… — Frankie Edgar Copy Share Image
A lot of rappers nowadays will say they don't listen to anybody, but I like to hear what's going on. I don't… — Fabolous Copy Share Image
The best thing for me is the amount of DMs and people hitting me up every day saying, 'Your music is providing… — Yungblud Copy Share Image
Akon heard the title of it he was like, Hey, theres this nigga in Atlanta got a song called Fucked Up. He… — T-Pain Copy Share Image
There's a lot of good rappers in England at the moment. There's a lot of good dance acts. A lot of good,… — Ian Brown Copy Share Image
When I first started rapping, I was just doing it for the hood to notice me - the hood fame - just… — Moneybagg Yo Copy Share Image
I honestly never sat down and said "OK, here's my style," because my whole thing was knowing everyone's style. Everything I've ever… — Bun B Copy Share Image
Eminem has talent, and his talent is the thing that influences many young people who would have never gone anywhere near rap.… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
If Obama's enormous symbolic power draws primarily from being the country's first black president, it also draws from his membership in hip-hop's… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
I'm a huge fan of Jay Z. I listen to a lot of Nas, a lot of 2Pac. I like to listen… — Bobby Wagner Copy Share Image
Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back is the straight-up peak of hip-hop. Straight-up one of the… — Mr. Lif Copy Share Image
Ludacris is a very smart individual. He's about his business. Everything is business with him. So I learned a lot about making… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I look up to Snoop and DMX a lot¦ professionally, I like Puff [P. Diddy] a lot; I like how he manages… — Bow Wow Copy Share Image
Hip-hop culture is probably one of the most powerful things to come out of America in a long time - everything from… — will.i.am Copy Share Image
Hip-hoppers are not interpreting what hip-hop is, and when we do interpret it, we interpret it as something immature, unorganized, and outlaw. — KRS-One Copy Share Image
When I'm in my rap mode, I'm probably gonna ride in a black truck or a nice car. But if I'm just… — Sexyy Red Copy Share Image
I used to really like Method Man and Redman for some reason. And Fabolous. A lot of New York rappers, too. Cam'ron.… — Ski Mask the Slump God Copy Share Image
I've always been a fan of Nigerian artist D'banj. He's now signed to Kanye West's Good Music label. — Estelle Copy Share Image
For my style influences you've got to look at Kanye first. Pharrell when I was growing up, too. — Nick Young Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as just a rapper. But overspending on sneakers? That's a real rapper thing to do. — Saint Jhn Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a gangsta rapper. But I'm probably more qualified to be a gangsta rapper than people who call themselves… — Coolio Copy Share Image
If you really think back to the culture or just black America before rap music took off, New York could have been… — Ice Cube Copy Share Image
Nobody compares to Drake as far as hits, but Michael Jackson had presence. That's the difference. — Boosie Copy Share Image
Hip-hop influences my talent, but I think that punk and everything else I listened to growing up was who my idols were. — Machine Gun Kelly Copy Share Image
If I could collaborate with any artist, I would want it to be like Marvin Gaye. Someone like who they wouldn't expect… — Gunna Copy Share Image
One of my biggest Achilles’ heels has been my ego. And if I, Kanye West, the very person, can remove my ego,… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
I love Eminem! I LIKE SKITTLES BETTER No, the rapper you idiot... YOU'RE THE IDIOT, WHATS SO GOOD ABOUT AN M&M WRAPPER...? — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Back in the day they had the prophecy that one day there would be a pimp of all pimps & his name… — The Situation Copy Share Image
I don't love all hip-hop, but I do relate to stuff like early Nas, 2Pac, Biggie, and MF Doom because they're also… — Lykke Li Copy Share Image
It's not that I'm playing a rapper. I definitely feel like I'm a legitimate rapper. I just think that, who I am,… — Lil Dicky Copy Share Image
People get caught up in worshipping certain rappers, or they try to demonise hip hop by looking at what certain rappers are… — Afrika Bambaataa Copy Share Image
Me and Drake, we just met each other in passing on the road. We kicked it a few times. We kept ending… — Fabolous Copy Share Image
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