All kinds Quote by Curtis Jackson

You can't compete with hip-hop. That doesn't mean I don't want to be as big as a rap star. I do - I'm always…

— Brandon Flowers

I never really liked the idea of rap being a competitive thing. It's not.

— Chance The Rapper

People have stopped battling in hip hop, in the primitive sense, and the focus of the competitive element has shifted to the music. It's…

— Nas

I've never been competing with rappers about who's the best rapper. I've been making songs that people like.

— Too Short

Rap is very competitive. I just think I'm light years better than anybody.

— J.I.D

You going to call me arrogant for believing in myself? Come on! It's a competitive sport. Rappin' is the closest thing to boxing. Jay-Z…

— Astro

The competitive nature of hip-hop culture has always had battling involved with it. So you battle with the other artist but not necessarily in…

— Curtis Jackson

I noticed that difference early on, like if you were successful in rock 'n' roll, that was a really bad thing, you almost had…

— Jay-Z

To me, I feel like basketball and hip-hop have always been kinda conjoined because they're very similar in their competitive nature, you know what…

— Chance the Rapper

Rap is a sport.

— Marvin Bagley III

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

— Ab-Soul

The weird thing about rap is that you don't get compared in the same way that athletes do, even though it's probably the most…

— Chance the Rapper