Audience Quote by Alex Abreu

To be blunt, I feel like lyricism in Spanish is of a different quality than English. You can get really poetic in Spanish, but…

— Jessie Reyez

I didn't get into rap to be no lyrical genius. I got into rap to feed my family and help the people in need…

— Waka Flocka Flame

There's songs like 'Africa' that just have kind of become part of pop culture.

— Steve Porcaro

I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most…

— Yusef Komunyakaa

I don't know much about pop music, and we sample music from all different cultures. I was trained in West African dance, so my…

— Sophie Hawley-Weld

That, to me, is the real crossover: a mainstream artist singing in Spanish.

— Ozuna

I think the sound of 'The Infamous' came naturally from our lifestyle and some of the criminal things we were doing. We always rap…

— Prodigy

'Rosanna' was the hit, but 'Africa' resonated with everyone who heard it.

— Steve Lukather

Outside of Peruvian rap-rock, few genre tags raise eyebrows quite like the words 'Nigerian disco.'

— Anthony Fantano

Rap is poetry to music, like beatniks without beards and bongos.

— David Lee Roth

Rap started as this very black, socio-political type of thing. And now it's turned into pop music - we laugh about how everybody is…

— Stephen Glover

I was literally told for 'The Show Goes On' that I shouldn't rap too deep. I shouldn't be too lyrical. It just needs to…

— Lupe Fiasco