Albums Quote by Nelly

I didn't start out to be a country singer. It just happened that way.

— Eddie Rabbitt

I'm not a rapper; I'm an artist. And I'm more than an artist. I'm a brand.

— Lil Yachty

I feel like Southern hip-hop was my saving grace going into country music because I had built a business already. I had built a…

— Jelly Roll

On my first record, I rapped about me being on the block every day and hanging out in the 'hood, basically doing a bunch…

— Nelly

'Back 2 Da Basics' was my way of saying I'm done and out of the streets and I'm going to get a record deal…

— Yo Gotti

You had Cash Money: that was just the flashy dudes. Like I said, you had different genres of rap, and we were just one…

— Mannie Fresh

You know, I wasn't a rapper, never wanted to be a rapper. That wasn't my style.

— DJ Yella

A lot of rappers think they better than me because they saw me broke, going in and out of studios, and couldn't pay for…

— Tee Grizzley

I broke a record throwin money, 20 straight songs.

— Plies

In the mid-1970s, I even decided to make my own country album. I put the idea to my record company, thinking we'd just go…

— Vera Lynn

You look at other rappers who have been around 10-20 years and even the most diehard fans write you off after that.

— Inspectah Deck

People might get mad at my style or my delivery and say it's not country. But the country music that brought me to Nashville?…

— Walker Hayes