Always Quote by Jesmyn Ward

Oh, southern rappers... so hard to write a rhyme when you only know 30 words.

— Daniel Tosh

Some people think that Southern hip-hop doesn't have any depth. They think it's just noise, all about people having a good time in the…

— Jesmyn Ward

I've always done music with so-called thug- or gangster-type lyricists. I've always been associated with that because I'm from the West Coast.

— Madlib

Few rappers realize the genre sprang from West African griots through Delta slave songs to jazz poetry and the comedic trash talk of 'the…

— Quincy Jones

... I get more respect from rap artists than I do from my own industry. I don't always write the kind of music that…

— Toby Keith

I didn't think of rap with that type of south feel and that look and the hay and all that.

— Kool Keith

My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues.

— Kid Rock

As a rapper, I was heavily influenced by American rap albums. But for songs that are more melody-driven, I get my inspiration from Korean…

— G-Dragon

Being from the South, I was really into Southern rap, but I listened to a lot of stuff from all over.

— Stephen Jackson

There are a number of things that set Southern artists apart from anyone else. Their obsession with place and their obsession with family.

— Sally Mann

I listen to most South Florida rappers.

— Denzel Curry

I've always been jealous of rappers, because they can fit so many words into a song and tell a story with lots of details.…

— Skylar Grey