Ends Quote by Assata Shakur

Rap music started because they were bored of other music so they created something really new.

— Aesop Rock

The U.S government hates rap music

— Chris Rock

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

We loved that form of music. We're all huge rap fans, so we just incorporated it.

— Charlie Benante

Rap music is a combination of many different arts to make something new. There's always been a stigma that its existence would be short…

— Chance the Rapper

To me, the whole thing with the roots of rap music was when the DJ had to supply all the music for the group…

— Mike D

Gangsta rap was the most important movement since the beginning of rock n' roll.

— Jerry Heller

Rap has been a path between cultures in the best tradition of popular music.

— Jay-Z

The whole history of music has turned out to be something perfect. It's all come around. The music we did with Funkadelic and Parliament…

— George Clinton

You know, most people called rap stupid when it started, and it was one of the most innovative music forms of its time.

— Dan Deacon

The powers that be are trying to meld, shape, and corral the culture of hip-hop into another speaking voice for the government.

— Chuck D

I believe a lot in gangsta rap, I see in it a lot of positive things as it is. I believe it is only…

— Bocafloja