Battle Quote by Nas

Battling is therapeutic for Hip Hop, but you can't take it serious. I mean, you got to take it because when you're preparing your…

— Jadakiss

To me, hip-hop's been dead for years. We all should know that. With that being said, then, the object of the game now is…

— Nas

Hip-hop is a contact sport.

— Tory Lanez

Hip-hop used to be about battles, beatboxing and breakdancing. All they get exposed to now is the negative stuff.

— Houston Alexander

I never really liked the idea of rap being a competitive thing. It's not.

— Chance The Rapper

People have stopped battling in hip hop, in the primitive sense, and the focus of the competitive element has shifted to the music. It's…

— Nas

I think hip-hop needs a little bit of diversity.

— Phife Dawg

The competitive nature of hip-hop culture has always had battling involved with it. So you battle with the other artist but not necessarily in…

— Curtis Jackson

Even though hip-hop started as a battle format, different artists appeared on each other's records or hung out in the same clubs, supporting each…

— Mike D

The rap game will never be at peace. The rap game is built upon competition. There will always be competition and as long as…

— Kurupt

Hip Hop will always have a lane of its own, for those that appreciate the culture.

— Iceberg Slim

Long as the Earth is here, hip-hop'll be here.

— E-40