Art Quote by Saaif Alam

I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most…

— Yusef Komunyakaa

One should not promote lyrics that are vulgar.

— Kumar Sanu

“If we really are saying rap is an art form, then we got to be more responsible for our lyrics. If you see everybody…

— Tupac Shakur

It's bad poetry executed by people that can't sing. That's my definition of Rap.

— Peter Steele

With rap, it's a funny thing. You can say things, and people can take 'em the way they wanna take 'em.

— Young Jeezy

I don't think that my lyrics are over-laced with profanity, because I myself don't speak using a lot of profanity in normal conversation. But…

— Marilyn Manson

The problem is that rap is so often a caricature of its own image. Nobody comes to the table with the seriousness of the…

— K'naan

If there's something you want to say or talk about, then that's what rap is all about - talking about your own experience.

— Stefflon Don

Sometimes as an artist you don't want to be an entertainer. You want to offend people and inspire them and that's not always entertainment.

— Lacey Sturm

The power of the voice in rap is about the expression of truth, rather than the expression of some kind of artifice.

— Eliza Griswold

There is an actor's responsibility in presenting the emotional content of the lyrics to an audience. But whether you do that in a straightforward…

— Kurt Elling