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I'm influenced by like, 50 Cent and Chief Keef 'cause they were rapping about the same things I was living.

— Fivio Foreign

I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk…

— Dee Dee Ramone

I used to really like Method Man and Redman for some reason. And Fabolous. A lot of New York rappers, too. Cam'ron. Jim Jones.…

— Ski Mask the Slump God

In terms of tone and style, I've always been influenced by a lot of different players. I love Nick Drake, Mike Bloomfield and Sonic…

— Adam Granduciel

With me, Im a big fan of brothers like Slick Rick and Rakim and [Big Daddy] Kane and Biz [Markie] and all them cats.…

— Raekwon

As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.

— Ja Rule

KRS One and LL Cool J are the biggest influences in my rap career, along with Heavy D.

— Fat Joe

I have become their idol. Like, Busta Rhymes has called me twice to come to rap with him, and Big Daddy Kane and Eric…

— Rudy Ray Moore

I was into hip-hop, growing up early, so I loved Run DMC, LL Cool J, rappers.

— Redfoo

Barry White, Smokey Robinson and Curtis Mayfield are big influences for me. But I'm also a metal head. I was in a bunch of…

— Mayer Hawthorne

Pete Rock, CL Smooth, all this East Coast stuff - that's kind of, like, the rappers I first admired. I wanna rap just like…

— Kyle

I used to love Bow Wow, and Soulja Boy and Lil Wayne.

— GloRilla