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I'm pretty sure JAY Z don't wanna rap right now.

— Young Thug

Speaking out against rap music is useless, and it's futile. The reality is there's criticism for everything, but Jay-Z is one of the most…

— Michael Eric Dyson

Jay-Z has always been a huge figure in hip-hop.

— Fabolous

Jay-Z's my favorite rapper, but why can't I aspire to be better than him?

— Wale

I think that's a weak excuse, to say because a rapper's getting older that he ain't got it no more. Nah. Don't go by…

— Raekwon

Jay-Z was huge. I was like 2 years old throwing up my diamond, rapping. I know all of 'The Blueprint.' I've heard that album…

— Cordae

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

Nowadays, everybody wants to be a rapper, but not everybody can rap..

— Dominic Amali

Those who dismiss rappers as vulgar outsiders miss the way that Jay-Z and Kanye embody the American dream: starting from humble beginnings, both rose…

— Andrew Hoberek

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

— Drake

It takes NO skill to be a rapper nowadays

— Jerett Parker

Rap comes from the humble beginnings of rebelling against the status quo. Now, rappers have become the status quo themselves. You can't rebel against…

— Chuck D