Everyone Quote by 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

Rap is good for politics because when you make a rap record, you put good music on a track and people listen to you.…

— Big Daddy Kane

The first thing I ever put on the Internet was actually a beat tape, but the first thing I ever put on where I…

— JPEGMAFIA

It's not a passion of mine to follow politics. When I deal with political issues in my songs, I just say stuff that's current,…

— Too Short

On my first record, I rapped about me being on the block every day and hanging out in the 'hood, basically doing a bunch…

— Nelly

I've never done anything so political before. I've spent years shouting my mouth off about serious issues over dinner tables but never really had…

— George Michael

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

— Sean Paul

I already feel that I am making a political statement by sticking around in music, when I am doing it so differently to everyone…

— M.I.A

When you enter the realm of politics, you don't enter it because you want to be popular. When I want to be popular, I…

— Wyclef Jean

I have my views and obviously my music has connotations that lean toward what I believe, but I've learned through other artists' mistakes that…

— Miranda Lambert

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 started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me as possible,…

— Talib Kweli