Battle Quote by Big Daddy Kane

I never was the battle rapper. That was never my thing. I always felt like it's enough room for everybody to do their thing.…

— Nelly

There's rappers out there that don't even know how to rhyme. They take someone else's words and go with it. To each his own.

— Big Daddy Kane

Rappers can't get with the style extra wicked. Rap flow is bangin' like butter on a biscuit. A tisket, a tasket I'm not tryin'…

— Jackie Mittoo

If you're a battle rapper on the block, the emcee battle challenger, not writing your rhymes could really hurt you. When you're an artist…

— Rick Ross

I really don't try to force the creative process. I'm really jealous of those other rappers who just hear a beat and write a…

— Alexander Spit

Rappers tend to use words sometimes that just rhyme and don't really mean nothing.

— Trick Daddy

Battle rap is a culture. That's boxing, it's like boxing.

— Ab-Soul

Hip-hop is getting to the point now where they are going to start sounding like Al Jarreau or Bobby McFerrin or some of the…

— George Clinton

I've always been jealous of rappers, because they can fit so many words into a song and tell a story with lots of details.…

— Skylar Grey

I feel like battle rap is as popular as it's ever been, today. With Total Slaughter it's getting real popular.

— Ab-Soul

I love when rappers have a off-beat, very abstract timing, and he certainly did.And any rapper who really approaches rapping with the art form…

— Solange Knowles

I wanna know why you waste ya time on these rap hoes that don't write they rhymes.

— Nicki Minaj