Books Quote by Josh Gondelman

You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer

— Irwin Shaw

I listened to a lot of old school, golden era music. It gave me a lot of insight on how to rap and give…

— Big K.R.I.T

Tod Goldberg has long been one of the most interesting writers around, and Gangsterland is his biggest and best book so far.

— Thomas Perry

I'm not interested in hearing yet another rapper tell me why he's the best. Why not tell a story set in a specific time…

— Aesop Rock

I sat down with my long time business partner and Rap-A-Lot CEO James Prince to review the music that we had and quickly came…

— Bun B

Rap was more of a release for me, a journal.

— Kevin Gates

I sat down with my long time business partner and Rap-A-Lot CEO James Prince to review the music that we had and quickly came…

— Bun B

I really love rap music. I grew up in the '80s and '90s with Public Enemy, N.W.A., LL Cool J - I'm a hip-hop…

— Mayer Hawthorne

It's very hard to get good songs because a lot of writers record their own; they keep the best for themselves.

— Olivia Newton-John

What inspires me about rap is that it's written in an almost poetic way. I just think it's so cool.

— Billie Eilish

Good short-story collections, like good record albums, are almost always hit-and-miss affairs - successful if they include three or four great tracks, wildly successful…

— Walter Kirn

After the first three or four years of me taking rap seriously, it started to look more promising. I started booking shows and more…

— Dave East