Balance Quote by Too Short

I've changed and grown so much in this business from making the standard rap record.

— Trina

I'm at a point where I don't have to wait for the income from the record to survive, so I'm in a comfortable zone,…

— Ice T

Having some decent musicians around you only expands what you can do production-wise, but I make rap - I can't really see myself doing…

— Aesop Rock

One of the reasons I know how to handle my business is because I know can't rely on rap.

— YG

After the first three or four years of me taking rap seriously, it started to look more promising. I started booking shows and more…

— Dave East

I've written a couple raps in my day, in my own music career, that people don't know a lot about.

— Renee Elise Goldsberry

I've done a lot of rap and I've done a lot of R&B.

— Jackson Wang

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

— Mase

When I first started rapping, I was just doing it for the hood to notice me - the hood fame - just to get…

— Moneybagg Yo

I think you gotta always do things that keep you excited in an [rap music] industry that's so bullshit. When you know that you…

— Nas

I have been skeptical, sometimes, about the importance of rap music, which I think is a capitalistic project to make money.

— Raoul Peck

I feel like I influence more than just rap.

— Freddie Gibbs