Always Quote by Skylar Grey

I really don't try to force the creative process. I'm really jealous of those other rappers who just hear a beat and write a…

— Alexander Spit

I love when rappers have a off-beat, very abstract timing, and he certainly did.And any rapper who really approaches rapping with the art form…

— Solange Knowles

I listen to what people say in the songs, not just the melodies. With rappers you gotta listen to what they say.

— Anuel AA

When hip-hop was new and raw, it was all about being an MC. You wanted to be respected as a lyricist. But as the…

— Big Daddy Kane

I love songwriting, and rap is part of my songwriting, but I'm not a rapper.

— Amber Liu

The exciting thing about a songwriter is that, you know, particularly if you're a songwriter and an artist and you play the parts and…

— Stevie Wonder

As a songwriter, you try your best to write a good song, and you like nothing better than hearing a good song. It's easy…

— Lyle Lovett

I always like to write the songs, and they get turned loose into the world, and who knows what happens to them. That's the…

— Chris Stapleton

I think that's an interesting point of being a songwriter, is to write songs that make people think.

— Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi

Just knowing how to rap doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good songwriter.

— Danny Brown

You always hear rappers say they don't write, but they're not really talking about anything.

— Dave East

A lot of rappers want somebody to always sing on their records. If you can hold a note, they're gonna' ask you to come…

— Nicki Minaj