Feel Quote by Freddie Gibbs

People don't want rap to be anything other than it is. But genres expand. My contributions, no matter how they sound, will always be…

— Chance The Rapper

To me, sometimes things outside of rap inspire me to rap.

— Rakim

Most of my influences aren't rap. I love Coldplay.

— Lil Yachty

Rap is my most used medium but I don't think I approach music like a rapper would.

— Hoodie Allen

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

He's been my number one influence. If you say Tupac didn't influence you, then you don't really need to be rapping because nobody evokes…

— Freddie Gibbs

My biggest influence is Tupac. He was a poet, and listening to Tupac is what inspired me to start rapping.

— Chanel West Coast

I thought I could do more than rap and I just so happen to be right.

— Mase

I can do so much more than rap with the rest of my life. there's so much more in this world.

— Chamillionaire

Rap helps me connect emotionally.

— Ben Horowitz

I'm not really into rap.

— Magnus Carlsen

There's a heavy hip-hop influence in my music, some trap influence, but it's always lyrical.

— Melanie Martinez