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Rap for me is like making movies, telling stories, and getting the emotions of the songs through in just as deep a way.

— Jay-Z

Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That's all it is.

— Ice Cube

It's all about the flow and the beat. Rap is more than just music now.

— Playboi Carti

Rap is rhythm and poetry. Hip-hop is storytelling and poetry as well.

— Ajay Naidu

Yeah, I rap, for sure. It's the only thing I like doing in my free time. It's just fun. I've been rapping for years.

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

Rapping is talking and communicating, and that's always good.

— Ice Cube

So, rap has that quality, for youth anyway; it's a kind of blues element. It's physical, almost gymnastic. It speaks to you organically. Rap…

— Archie Shepp

Rap helps me connect emotionally.

— Ben Horowitz

Rap is the number one most influential thing, it's the only genre that really strikes a chord. When you sing, you feel a certain…

— Tyga

Rap is something you live; hip hop is something you do.

— KRS-One

I've never been a rap guy, I don't really know that much about rap music, to be honest. I like it, but I think…

— Flume

Rap has so many possibilities that need to be explored. There are different factions of rap, but some are in a rut. Rap doesn't…

— Michael Franti