Comedy Quote by Riz Ahmed

I look at rap as an opportunity to act. My head is full of different characters - in each song I'm auditioning a character.

— Nicki Minaj

I kind of backed into rap music. I thought I was going to do comic books or graphic art.

— KRS-One

To me, sometimes things outside of rap inspire me to rap.

— Rakim

I've always been a fan of rap music.

— Lonzo Ball

I just want everybody to have fun. When I came into rap, that was my whole inspiration. That's what rap used to be about.

— Mase

My inspiration to do comedy came from many places. Saturday mornings, I would watch Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis movies. I later got into…

— Erik Griffin

My biggest influence is Tupac. He was a poet, and listening to Tupac is what inspired me to start rapping.

— Chanel West Coast

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

— Jay-Z

You know, stand-up comedy is where I pretty much started out.

— Brion James

I look at rap as an oppurtunity to act

— Nicki Minaj

I've always been a fan of rap.

— Ryan Hemsworth

I used to do stand-up when I was in high school. But I was also making beats for this rap group, and when we…

— Tom Green