Alternatives Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I believe a lot in gangsta rap, I see in it a lot of positive things as it is. I believe it is only…

— Bocafloja

I believe gangsta rap, as such, in its foundation is simply anti-systemic and transgressive.

— Bocafloja

We have to remember that the experience of gangsta rap as such in its foundation is an anti-systemic experience primarily. And it is an…

— Bocafloja

In a certain way, rap music is alternative.

— Big Daddy Kane

Gangsta rap often reaches higher than its ugliest, lowest common denominator, misogyny, violence, materialism and sexual transgression are not its exclusive domain. At its…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to hang the…

— Ice Cube

Why shouldn't rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess it's this old idea of containment - that…

— Saul Williams

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

Rap has so many possibilities that need to be explored. There are different factions of rap, but some are in a rut. Rap doesn't…

— Michael Franti

I didn't really know what to expect, but I thought there aren't a lot of rap groups that can say they have a documentary…

— Phife Dawg

You have the rap industry trying to stay above water by giving the people what they want, but then you have the people who…

— Rahki

I think the rap community always tells the truth. And I think that it's important that we listen to their voices so we can…

— Russell Simmons