Far Quote by Chanel West Coast

My biggest influence is Tupac. He was a poet, and listening to Tupac is what inspired me to start rapping.

— Chanel West Coast

I like a lot of artists but I think the one that touched me the most was probably Tupac, coming up. Cause that was…

— French Montana

He's been my number one influence. If you say Tupac didn't influence you, then you don't really need to be rapping because nobody evokes…

— Freddie Gibbs

Tupac is huge; he's an inspiration. Arguably, he's probably the biggest, most analyzed and loved artist of all time.

— Annie Ilonzeh

I think, on the rap side of life, I've always been inspired by and respected Missy Elliott for a long time. She's funny and…

— K. Flay

As far as Rap goes Tupac was my favorite, I used to sing some of his songs in my set before I ever met…

— Michael Tolcher

My style icons were Gwen Stefani, when she was in No Doubt, and then Shirley Manson in Garbage.

— Katy Perry

I always looked up to people who did more than just rap or focus on music. I'm inspired by the people who put their…

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Lil Wayne, that was one of my main influences, music-wise, because of his wordplay and metaphors.

— Polo G

In the beginning it was definitely Drake, Kanye and Lil Wayne - those were my influences. But having worked with all those three individually,…

— PartyNextDoor

My musical influences are Nicki Minaj, of course. She is the Queen of Rap. She paved the way for a lot of upcoming female…

— Rubi Rose

Tupac was the first artist that I really related to.

— Christopher Jackson