Back to work Quote by Erick Sermon

I don't think any rapper can go back. You can be a car salesman, a bank teller - I mean, really good jobs, and…

— Jay-Z

I worked with three people who were doing video music shows before MTV.

— Nina Blackwood

I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids.

— Katy Perry

By the time I got kicked out of school, I had nothing else to do but rap.

— Cyhi the Prynce

Rappers on their sophomores...actin' like they boss lords. Fame's such a funny thing for sure when niggas start believing all those encores.

— Pusha T

I worked at Johnny Rockets. For one day. I had to quit because they said that anytime a particular song comes on the jukebox,…

— Adam Scott

I'm a different type of rapper. I work more than the average rapper.

— Tech N9ne

I got out of the business because I went from being the biggest artist on my record label to someone they didn't even want…

— Billy Squier

I had already been making music for my whole high school life, and '10 Day,' which took me a whole year to finish, was…

— Chance The Rapper

When I walked into the RCA office, it felt like home. They didn't have any female rapper that I would be going toe-to-toe with…

— Latto

I've been around a lot longer than most rappers stay around. So I don't feel like, I haven't made too many career mistakes.

— Ice Cube

I was working at this club in downtown L.A. from four to eight at night, just Eddie Rubin, the drummer, and I.

— Anonymous