Bold Quote by DJ Premier

When you're a college student interested in music, you hear all these rappers talking about dropping out. For me, when I heard someone like…

— Saweetie

All I really want is a beat from Kanye West. I've met him, and I think he's real cool with us. If I get…

— Domo Genesis

I knew that it's typical for a black kid to say, 'I'm just going to rap.' I was like, 'I'm going to rap, but…

— Goldlink

I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z, Now I feel I could run laps around Jay-Z, Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty, B.I.G. &…

— Ab-Soul

My brother and I always had conversations about me being a rapper. I always used to tell him, 'I'm gonna be the hottest rapper.'

— Young M.A

It was, 'If you don't do 'The Show Goes On,' your album's not coming out.' I had nothing to do with that record -…

— Lupe Fiasco

'Back 2 Da Basics' was my way of saying I'm done and out of the streets and I'm going to get a record deal…

— Yo Gotti

I'm just basically spillin' out my emotions to the world. 'Cause rap is about emotion. And I want you to feel what I'm feelin',…

— Ludacris

Mark my words, my rap career [is] on the rise.

— Nicole Richie

My come-out record, '10 Day,' was the thing people were supposed to hear and figure out 'he's good' or 'he's not good.' 'Acid Rap'…

— Chance the Rapper

As I was sitting there, the deejay was playing music and talking over the music, and the kids were going crazy. All of a…

— Sylvia Robinson

Ain't nothin' but a whole lot of suckin' goin' on in rap.

— Eminem