Bad Quote by Chris Redd

I never really liked the idea of doing mixtapes but at the same time it was a big thing a lot of people were…

— Rakim

Rap was my drug.

— Eminem

Rap music came along and saved my life. I started to tell the stories of the streets and that was my way out.

— Ice T

I really didn't want to rap; I was just a regular kid. My friend - his name is William Aston - we went to…

— Lil Uzi Vert

Rapping was a joke, but the music helped me break out of my shell.

— Lil Xan

I'll go in the studio and hear a track that I don't like, and they're trying to pay me to rap over it. But…

— Too Short

I just want everybody to have fun. When I came into rap, that was my whole inspiration. That's what rap used to be about.

— Mase

I really didn't want to rap; I was just a regular kid.

— Lil Uzi Vert

I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats.

— Dee Dee Ramone

I've had mixtapes that have been better than albums I've heard from other artists. I take my time; I put my heart into it.

— Kevin Gates

Listen, if you a comedian, and you try to jump in the rap lane, it's not gonna work out the way you think it's…

— Blueface

On my mixtapes, I just rap. I just lay out a lot of situations.

— YG