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There's two elements to rap: having the thoughts, and then being a great rapper.

— Drake

People really listen to your lyrics if you rap. So, I had to make sure that they were clear and concise.

— Mark Salling

“The story of the rapper and the story of the hustler are like rap itself, two kinds of rhythm working together, having a conversation…

— Jay-Z

When I rap, it's just an extension of how I speak, and that's how I talk. If you don't like it, don't listen.

— Azealia Banks

I'm a thinker; I think too much. So for me to freestyle rap, it's like I'm thinking three, four time steps ahead, and I…

— Andre Benjamin

Rap is just to me very annoying.

— James Hetfield

When you rap, you're using all of yourself.

— Danielle Macdonald

The problem is that rap is so often a caricature of its own image. Nobody comes to the table with the seriousness of the…

— K'naan

Rap is supposed to change. It's supposed to do new things.

— Ahmad Balshe

Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That's all it is.

— Ice Cube

Just knowing how to rap doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good songwriter.

— Danny Brown

Rap is really just too conventional. Everybody does the same thing. No one ever pushes the box.

— Tyler, The Creator