Identity Quote by MC Ren

There are poor white people who hear rap music and feel it is about them, because it is. That's why you have an Eminem…

— Russell Simmons

I think it's such open game to make fun of myself. First of all, as a white rapper you have to have an angle…

— Simon Rex

Black kids wishin they white kids when they close they eyelids, Like, 'I bet they neighborhood ain't like this'. White kids wishin they black…

— Talib Kweli

“Rappers, as a class, are not engaged in anything criminal. They're musicians. Some rappers and friends of rappers commit crimes. Some bus drivers commit…

— Jay-Z

The reason why rappers are living in - you know, driving in Mercedes-Benz's and living in neighborhoods is because they're selling their music, not…

— Eric Bolling

I think there's a certain stigma that comes with being a white rapper and having a show.

— Mike Stud

I understand what rappers are talking about. I think rap is less about educating people about the black community and more about making money.

— Dennis Rodman

A lot of the time, people think rappers just live inside this bubble. No, the reality is there is conversation that happens. It's not…

— Thundercat

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

..And the same rapper who revels in a woman's finely proportioned behind may also speak against racism and on behalf of the poor, even…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Broadcaster: Rap is Dead Black people be like R.I.P They just killed a thug

— Giavonna Stayturntup Gillespie

“The art of rap is deceptive. It seems so straightforward and personal and real that people read it completely literally, as raw testimony or…

— Jay-Z