Song Quote by Akon

I'm a big hip-hop fan since being a kid. It was the first music that spoke to me and made me feel like, 'Yeah.

— Sean Paul

I had had a troubled past, but like most rappers they go out and talk about it to kind of help their career.

— Mark Wahlberg

When I first got into the rap game, I had an early dream of unifying rappers.

— Ice T

Don't respect a lot of rappers, feel I had a harder life

— Kevin Gates

A lot of rappers don't have to go through what I had to go through as a singer. I was always in a bubble…

— Mariah Carey

On the second verse of 'Tears to Snow,' I talk about rappers and the way they view me now, rappers in the underground world…

— Hopsin

I still very much appreciate the storytelling of the best rappers.

— Alex Turner

Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap.

— Moshe Kasher

I used to think that there was a certain way I had to stick to when it came to R&B, but now I'm saying…

— Brent Faiyaz

I'm not a conscious rapper, all those things we talk about, the struggle, the pain, the outlook to the future, keep your head up.…

— J. Cole

I was just a huge fan of music, so that's how I learned how to rap.

— Amine

I'm not really interested in rappers who talk about rap. I don't talk about it, and I don't like listening to other people talk…

— Paul Wall