Believe Quote by Guru Randhawa

In India we are creating mainstream hip hop music, than what real rap music is. The lyrics aren't that personal, since most of the…

— Badshah

Earlier in our country, rapping was not considered as a proper art form, as it is not a song. But now, incorporation of rap…

— Badshah

Indians have a huge misconception when it comes to rap. It isn't just about heavy beats; it is about poetry.

— Badshah

Rap is just a movement within the larger culture of hip-hop.

— Cornel West

It's cool to be an Indian rapper, but it's a challenge and a responsibility, too, because you have to represent everything the right way.

— Nav

When you talk about rap you have to understand that rap is part of the Hip-Hop culture.

— Afrika Bambaataa

Rap music is a combination of many different arts to make something new. There's always been a stigma that its existence would be short…

— Chance the Rapper

I stick to Hindi rap. That is my USP. It gives an Indian essence to my music despite the foreign influence of the genre.

— Badshah

The roots of rap are originally ghetto-ised or extremely working class. So when you're an artist who's making something which isn't how its mainstream…

— Zadie Smith

There's two elements to rap: having the thoughts, and then being a great rapper.

— Drake

Rap culture is interesting and different and has purpose but it has a non-romantic view of life and of social feelings. There may be…

— Hal David

Rap is the pulsation given by some, usually an electronic rhythm section, without any tonality, and you have someone reading high-school poetry.

— Frank Sinatra Jr