Good Quote by Big Daddy Kane

I do think there's a great deal of politics mixed in rap. Their reference to the real world is much better than most, particularly…

— Nellie McKay

If I wasn't rapping about politics, then I might have been just another person trying to sell albums, and I might have sounded like…

— Boots Riley

I often thought that if there had been a good rap group around in those days, I might have chosen a career in music…

— Richard M. Nixon

I don't accept 'political rapper' because I don't give a damn about either political party. I give a damn about the people. My rap…

— Killer Mike

I know some very political people who rap, and they say very political things and they'll never get a deal.

— Sean Paul

Rap has so many possibilities that need to be explored. There are different factions of rap, but some are in a rut. Rap doesn't…

— Michael Franti

I guess it's easier to bash rap artists than to talk about the country's real problems, such as the AIDS crisis, poverty, the cost…

— Bushwick Bill

Rather than trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper, politicians should think about why they're rapping. It's easier to try…

— Willie Nelson

I have been skeptical, sometimes, about the importance of rap music, which I think is a capitalistic project to make money.

— Raoul Peck

Hip-hop music has done a very good job of maintaining the political context, where they stand and not giving a sh-t what people think.

— Conor Oberst

Rapping is talking and communicating, and that's always good.

— Ice Cube

To everyone saying rap is bad for society, I disagree. Rap is good for society as is any genre of music, it's a form…

— Palenana Mae