Art Quote by M.I.A

Quite a lot of the American rappers will be a bit confused by the humor and a bit lost. But I think you have…

— Miquita Oliver

I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it's a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers - whatever sound is…

— Nas

A lot of rappers are stars, but people like Drake and Lil Wayne, those are superstars.

— Metro Boomin

I don't think a lot of people have been privy to understanding that there's this talent in hip-hop all over the earth that's just…

— Chuck D

American artists, Americans in general, don't take the U.K. rap scene too seriously, yeah, but thing is though, they wasn't taking Canadian artists that…

— AJ Tracey

Pop culture mirrors culture, and, I think, as a rapper, hip-hop in a lot of ways mirrors the things that are happening in urban…

— Trip Lee

Why do you think the fans like us - why they prefer our street raps over all that phony stuff out there? Because we're…

— Eazy-E

... 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

We rappers are role models.

— Kanye West

I like underground rappers - Cory Gunz is a young kid that's been really doing his thing. I'm a Gym Class Heroes type of…

— Nick Cannon

There are so many rappers now that it's cluttering our culture. 90% of the time at a show there are more artists in the…

— Statik Selektah

Everybody wants to be a rapper - even country musicians.

— Ad-Rock