Audio Quote by Jerry Heller

Rap or hip-hop music emerged in the West because of the atrocities against the Blacks. Their lyrics had a certain style of rebellion and…

— Badshah

In the '80s and '90s, I was really interested in, moved by, exhilarated by, and troubled by rap in all the ways a white…

— John Hodgman

When I first heard rap, I wasn't quick to be critical. I couldn't understand what they were saying, but I had a feeling it…

— Casey Kasem

The government recognized immediately that Rap music has enormous revolutionary potential and politicians immediately came together to end it.

— Assata Shakur

The fashion and the rap go hand in hand with New York City.

— Dave East

New Orleans is just so full of culture in the music content - blues, folk. I was introduced to a lot of things. My…

— Luke James

There were eras of English music where people tried to rap in American accents and we lost our way.

— Kano

My mother was a - she worked at a halfway house. And one of the former inmates slid me a mix-tape full of different…

— Lecrae

I think it's a mistake where rap music is these days. It doesn't seem to be able to look out of the ghetto and…

— Saul Williams

I've studied rap in every borough.

— Gza

I feel like your city - with hip hop in particular, because we're always beating our chest and shouting where we're from - your…

— Talib Kweli

I'm fascinated with the regionality of rap music.

— Daveed Diggs