Because Quote by Eazy-E

People are taking a second look at Compton or rethinking what they believed to be true. Even the rap stars who helped established Compton's…

— Aja Brown

The fans like the idea we do what we want. It's not an act. Screw the record company and the beaten path. Without MTV…

— James Hetfield

I think when people think of Compton, of course, they always think of gangster rap. But if you ever had an opportunity to go…

— Aja Brown

Yeah, I was a brother on the streets of Compton doing a lot of things most people look down on but it did pay…

— Eazy-E

Usually people who attack the rap are people who aren't even fans.

— Ice Cube

The perpetuation of gangster rap has really put a negative image on the city of Compton... So I look forward to addressing that image,…

— Aja Brown

I think my fans respect me for bein' as truthful and honest as you can be and still be Rap music and not be…

— Ice Cube

... I get more respect from rap artists than I do from my own industry. I don't always write the kind of music that…

— Toby Keith

Now, [hip-hop/grime artists] Stormzy, Skepta, or the Section Boyz have to be validated by Drake, Rihanna or Beyoncé. They're rolled into this one urban…

— M.I.A

We're a direct mirror of the audience, and that shows how hip-hop has expanded. It's no longer just an urban thing, and it's no…

— Taboo

From the outside-in, Atlanta is kind of perceived as like popcorn. People don't respect it as having artists such as myself and EarthGang and…

— J.I.D

We really just live our life. We rap about our life, where we from, our city, what we've been through, from the streets to…

— Westside Gunn