Clear Quote by Mark Salling

Just knowing how to rap doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good songwriter.

— Danny Brown

I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious…

— J. Cole

As a rapper, your verses are like a window in to who you are.

— Andre Benjamin

I was literally told for 'The Show Goes On' that I shouldn't rap too deep. I shouldn't be too lyrical. It just needs to…

— Lupe Fiasco

When I rap, it's just an extension of how I speak, and that's how I talk. If you don't like it, don't listen.

— Azealia Banks

Naw, I don't write raps down. All my raps come off the top of the head.

— Yo Gotti

Honestly, when I do a lot of records where it's super lyrical, all that it is to prove and to show people, like, I…

— Joyner Lucas

Rap lyrics are really the only thing I've ever written.

— Aesop Rock

Rapping was kind of hard. It's so many words. When you sing you can kind of stretch the words out. I didn't have to…

— Brent Faiyaz

I don't just listen to rap.

— Kevin Gates

I'm not big on trying to label it [my rap] or trying to prove people otherwise. I'm just making records that I like and…

— Mike Stud

I never tell my artists how to rap or how to approach a song. I let them do the song.

— Yo Gotti