Art Quote by KRS-One

If you work at rap and look at it as an art, the money will come. But if you try to get the money,…

— Dr. Dre

Those who preach in rap, don't make no money.

— Redman

Money is important in the rap industry because you're always rapping to be bigger than the other person - bigger than who you're rapping…

— D-Pryde

I have been skeptical, sometimes, about the importance of rap music, which I think is a capitalistic project to make money.

— Raoul Peck

I don't really want to rap about money.

— Hopsin

Me being a rapper takes up too much of my time. I can't really do the things I need to do, but I need…

— Fivio Foreign

As a conscious rap artist, you should not want to be in a gangster market. You should be trying to establish your own market,…

— KRS-One

Pull up in that you can't afford this. Only rap bitch on the Forbes list.

— Nicki Minaj

As hip-hop artists, you have to take the music seriously, not just as a way to get rich.

— Xzibit

Financially, people always assume you're good when you're a rapper.

— Jay IDK

This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry.

— Young Thug

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