Ghost tells me every few years, Yo, you showed me this style ... I'm like, man, we the same style. At the… — Raekwon Copy Share Image
All the rappers my age are getting Audemars and Rolexes. I want to find my own thing. That's why I travel the… — Wale Copy Share Image
I like getting my own thoughts out right now, I have fans to solidify, so that's why I don't do tracks with… — Drake Copy Share Image
The rapping is cool, but my lines aren't all that fly. People like Biggie Smalls or Jay-Z who say stuff that you… — Missy Elliot Copy Share Image
I plan to break the barriers that people try to trap female rappers in. This isn't about 'Oh she sounds good for… — Rico Nasty Copy Share Image
Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the picture come to… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I hate when rappers do interviews. They say stuff like, 'If I wasn't doing this, I'd be dead or in jail.' Like,… — Tony Rock Copy Share Image
I like underground rappers - Cory Gunz is a young kid that's been really doing his thing. I'm a Gym Class Heroes… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
I do it for the fore-fathers and the street authors. That are not A&R's in the cheap office. Rappers that never got… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
There are not many people that I respect more than rappers. I'm a huge fan of hip hop. It's incredible, one of… — Brett Gelman Copy Share Image
Straight from the heart, I represent hip hop I be three albums deep, but I don't wanna go pop Too many candy… — Phife Dawg Copy Share Image
Bebop and hip-hop, in so many ways, they're connected. A lot of rappers remind me so much of bebop guys in terms… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the… — Noel Gallagher Copy Share Image
Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears all the rappers, they're doing my dances and they're making billions doing my dances. When they do that… — Chubby Checker Copy Share Image
People really don't know the extent of what I actually do. I'm not one of those rappers... "Hey! Make a hit. Throw… — Gorilla Zoe Copy Share Image
The attitudes of many police organizations were extremely negative to the prospect of Rap, and many officials weren't afraid to say that… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I think hip-hop brought it on itself. When rappers got a chance to talk to the media, they would get in the… — Too Short Copy Share Image
In some ways, rappers are like reporters. In particular, at that time, from the West Coast, it was a lot of reporting… — Pitbull Copy Share Image
My record label always says you shouldn't talk about money because it makes people extremely uncomfortable. Refugees can't talk about money. Rappers… — M.I.A Copy Share Image
When I grew up I saw females doing certain things, and I thought I had to do that exactly. The female rappers… — Nicki Minaj Copy Share Image
Asking why rappers always talk about their stuff is like asking why Milton is forever listing the attributes of heavenly armies. Because… — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
I feel like people mislead themselves when they tell themselves they're into me because of the lyrics. From my vantage point, people… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
Take emceeing, one of the foundations of hip-hop culture. A guy grabs a mic, steps up on stage and becomes a spokesman;… — Ali Shaheed Muhammad Copy Share Image
I don't spend a ton of time interacting, but I feel like I probably do more than most rappers/artists. I just find… — Lil Dicky Copy Share Image
I know that after me, there's going to be more female rappers that are a part of TDE. I want to make… — Doechii Copy Share Image
Earlier in our country, rapping was not considered as a proper art form, as it is not a song. But now, incorporation… — Badshah Copy Share Image
Why shouldn't rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess it's this old idea of containment… — Saul Williams Copy Share Image
A lot of rappers don't have to go through what I had to go through as a singer. I was always in… — Mariah Carey Copy Share Image
It's only five rappers out of Atlanta who bussin and I'm one of 'em; the other four you know who you are;… — T.I Copy Share Image
I actually think some of the rappers can help our image, because the thing I'm concerned about is the NBA's image. I… — Antonio Davis Copy Share Image
Most rappers try to put themselves in a box to try to be the image of what Tupac and Biggie were. Mostly… — B-Real Copy Share Image
The industry is so oversaturated with these fly-by-night rappers who come in and come out. People who say 'rock is dead,' it's… — Shavo Odadjian Copy Share Image
If you look at companies like Twitter, Google, all these companies started with ideas and then everybody used it. In my world,… — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
I started in '07, and I remember, at that point, nobody was trying to hear from me because I was a young… — Astro Copy Share Image
I actually think some of the rappers can help our image, because the thing Im concerned about is the NBAs image. I… — Antonio Davis Copy Share Image
All rappers predominantly sound the same and want you to think their meanest person in the world, and that they're all gangster… — Nicki Minaj Copy Share Image
So I think hip-hop is moving and is going to continue to move in the direction of rappers just being honest with… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
I do feel like people get on songs with Griselda and go extra hard than maybe people are used to hearing them...… — Benny the Butcher Copy Share Image
To have the sound I have, to pretty much close out a festival, it's something I didn't see much of in school.… — Giveon Copy Share Image
Biggie has definitely stood the test of time. He's the reason Jay-Z and loads of other rappers are who they are. His… — Kano Copy Share Image
