Hood Quote by Miley Cyrus

When I first started rapping, I was just doing it for the hood to notice me - the hood fame - just to get…

— Moneybagg Yo

I didn't choose to be a rapper; it's just my talent.

— Cakes da killa

I am a singer, not a full-on rapper.

— Cher Lloyd

I happen to think I'm a damn good singer and people come to see me sing, not because of my background.

— Johnny Paycheck

I didn't want to just be a rapper, I wanted to be a star.

— Tierra Whack

I've got a million people telling me why I can't do it. You know, that I'm not a real designer, that I'm not this.…

— Kanye West

Everybody knows with rap artists, if you can't go to the hood, it's almost like you're not authentic, even if you're a dope artist…

— DJ Premier

It's hard being a white rapper sometimes! When that happens you just need to battle through.

— Yelawolf

I want to be a rap icon.

— Gunna

The thing with me is, I'm from a rap background so I'm not really a traditional singer in that sense.

— Negash Ali

I never thought of myself as being the singer that wanted to create an identity and then stick to that.

— Chris Cornell

And I... started off dumb, raised by the hoodrats, listen to the radio wishin that i could rap.

— Tupac Shakur