Middle Quote by Ezra Koenig

So much of rap sounds the same, and that's okay, but that means some people want something that can be the complete opposite too.

— JPEGMAFIA

In a certain way, rap music is alternative.

— Big Daddy Kane

I used to prefer rapping over singing, but now I'm a little 50/50 about it. I like doing both, a lot - equally.

— D-Pryde

Rap is the number one most influential thing, it's the only genre that really strikes a chord. When you sing, you feel a certain…

— Tyga

I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.

— Nina Simone

Music can kind of make you one-dimensional. People see what's on the surface and what you rap about, and they make their decision on…

— Chance the Rapper

With rapping, that's just another form of expressing your music. Whether you're going to rap, you're going to sing, it's whatever you want.

— Mike Will Made It

To be hip-hop is much more than just rapping in the production. It is more in the attitude.

— Questlove

Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure.

— Rita Dove

It's all about the flow and the beat. Rap is more than just music now.

— Playboi Carti

There are so many double standards, not just in rap, but everywhere.

— Cupcakke

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

— Chance The Rapper