Demand Quote by T.I

I'll probably have a lot of rap cats come on up.

— Trick Daddy

As a conscious rap artist, you should not want to be in a gangster market. You should be trying to establish your own market,…

— KRS-One

Ninety percent of the general public aren't gangstas, so all of the rappers aren't going to be gangstas.

— Freddie Gibbs

There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta rap.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I believe a lot in gangsta rap, I see in it a lot of positive things as it is. I believe it is only…

— Bocafloja

This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry.

— Young Thug

I'm trying to bring gangster rap back to the forefront, like in the early '90s.

— Freddie Gibbs

I believe gangsta rap, as such, in its foundation is simply anti-systemic and transgressive.

— Bocafloja

Hopefully the rappers can start to open the eyes in the neighborhoods and communities.

— Rakim

Gangsta rap was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other. Gangsta rap didnt exist.

— Alicia Keys

Somebody can do a ten year stint in jail and when they come home, they can be a rapper. Or, they can go from…

— Lloyd Banks

I'll rap as long as people want to hear it.

— Snoop Dogg