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I have never seen a rap artist yet to come and say, 'I'm a gangsta'. What he says is 'Man I spit that gangsta…

— MC Hammer

I'm more of a fashion designer than I am a rapper.

— Westside Gunn

'Gangsta rap' is a derogatory label.

— Coolio

I don't consider myself a gangsta rapper. But I'm probably more qualified to be a gangsta rapper than people who call themselves that. I've…

— Coolio

Ninety percent of the general public aren't gangstas, so all of the rappers aren't going to be gangstas.

— Freddie Gibbs

I think a lot of rappers limit themselves by doing the gangster movies and that's stereotypical for a rapper.

— Mase

Rappers have traditionally put products in songs, and it's been products that don't put anything back into our community.

— Charlamagne tha God

I'm not a rapper; I'm an artist. And I'm more than an artist. I'm a brand.

— Lil Yachty

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

I'm the lyrical vendor, hip-hop is my shop

— Lil Wayne

A lot of rappers lie about who and what they are.

— Jay IDK

“If you don't build a personal brand, someone else will brand you with the wrong label.”

— Richie Norton