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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

There's two elements to rap: having the thoughts, and then being a great rapper.

— Drake

I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well.

— Dee Dee Ramone

I look at rap as an oppurtunity to act

— Nicki Minaj

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 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

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

— KRS-One

Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure.

— Rita Dove

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

— Ice Cube

The roots of rap are originally ghetto-ised or extremely working class. So when you're an artist who's making something which isn't how its mainstream…

— Zadie Smith

Rap has always been about using your talents for doing more.

— Mase

Rap is something you do Hip Hop is something you live

— Anonymous