I'm definitely inspired by Michael Jackson. I watch all his videos all the time. And Busta Rhymes, early Busta Rhymes - I… — Tyga Copy Share Image
People who mock rap and say, "I don't like it," they should go and check out Kanye [West] in the studio rapping,… — Elton John Copy Share Image
I can't look at TV without seeing something that's been influenced by rap. Even commercials for cereal. When I was small, I… — Rakim Copy Share Image
Even where the game is today, cats don't really focus on necessarily what it is that you're saying so when people say,… — Nick Cannon Copy Share Image
I used to be the class clown. I was the funny kid. That's why it was so hard for people to understand… — Chance The Rapper Copy Share Image
Rapping's a release of the good and the bad - that's the definition of hyphy. You can't be like that, you can't… — Keak da Sneak Copy Share Image
I have done whole projects with Scoop Deville, I like to basically work with a single producer. I always just worked on… — Young De Copy Share Image
I was a rapper. Like every black kid I was attracted to rapping. I wanted to be like L.L. Cool J and… — Al B. Sure Copy Share Image
I look at my career and I feel I have the potential to maybe mature into a Samuel Jackson-type older cat, and… — Ice T Copy Share Image
There's been lots of theater that uses hip-hop in it, but more often than not, it's used as a joke - isn't… — Lin-Manuel Miranda Copy Share Image
When you listen to records like 'Foreclosure,' that's like me sitting in a room by myself just rapping about things that's running… — Rick Ross Copy Share Image
At the start, it would kind of been more about freestyling. But then I started to sing over the beats. And then… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
It never crossed my mind that I was the white guy rapping. I was best friends with Chamillionaire and whatever he did,… — Paul Wall Copy Share Image
The type of music I make, it's not just straight-up rapping. There's emotion in it. That's why people feel each song differently.… — Lil Uzi Vert 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
I never gave up rapping - it gave up on me. There was no industry and no appetite for UK rap back… — Doc Brown Copy Share Image
When it came to hip-hop... I don't know. Maybe I was insecure. You know, this is the early '90s. If you were… — Charlie Day Copy Share Image
I like challenging myself. I like the challenge of rapping to fast beats, rapping to beats that are super slow, whatever. I… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
I knew I could rap a little bit, which is not the most unique way for being funny. The more I did… — Lil Dicky Copy Share Image
If you tell somebody that you make music they're all interested. But when you say you rap, they just start rolling their… — Brent Faiyaz Copy Share Image
I had some really early recordings when I was 16 or 17. I was rapping over jungle beats with my friends. We… — Rag'n'Bone Man Copy Share Image
Two things happened. The creative side of my career was harmed. When I'd sit down and write under the influence of coke,… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
Styles move too fast to be partial to anything. If it's funk, that's enough for me. I don't care how fast or… — George Clinton Copy Share Image
Toasting is basically what you call rapping. It came off of playing the beats at the parties, however it be. You find… — Damian Marley Copy Share Image
I was always popular 'cause I've been rapping since I was 10 years old. Where I am from, I already had songs… — Latto Copy Share Image
I am hoping to improve my writing and rapping, as well as get a better grasp on how to make beats and… — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
I've never been the straight rapper that is going to stand in a cipher and battle all day. I started off battle… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
Yeah, I was a brother on the streets of Compton doing a lot of things most people look down on but it… — Eazy-E Copy Share Image
I was, like, 12 or 13; the first hip hop song I tried to rapping to was Macklemore's 'Thrift Shop,' and my… — Rich Brian Copy Share Image
Barriers have been broken: rappers are singing, and singers are rapping. You might catch a rapper on a rock song, a pop… — Trey Songz 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
I was like 13, 14 years old. I had a Rock Band mic, and I used to record music and put it… — Tay Keith Copy Share Image
When I was trying to upload my song that I had just recorded when I started rapping, I didn't know what name… — Sexyy Red 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
I just listened to regular commercial music from Korea. I would just follow the choreographed dance routines. I didn't have any ambitions… — G-Dragon 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
![“People who mock rap and say, "I don't like it," they should go and check out Kanye [West] in the studio rapping, or Marshall, Eminem, when he's in the studio. It's a phenomenon. Don't knock it until you've seen it. It may not be your cup of tea, but don't ridicule it.” quote by Elton John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ff/elton-john-849_checks_people-who-mock-rap-and-say-i-don-t-like_2669672.png)
