City Quote by Westside Gunn

The things I rap about are 100 percent real. But at the same time, I don't rap about those things to tear my city…

— Freddie Gibbs

I just simply rap about my life.

— Goldlink

When you're trying to bring the streets into rap to prove a point, then you already lost. You separate the two, and that ain't…

— Young Jeezy

I rap about life in general, particularly my life, unless telling a story.

— Denzel Curry

In order to get new things to rap about, you've gotta live.

— Lil B

I rap about the life that a lot of females live.

— GloRilla

Rap is supposed to be about keeping it real and not relinquishing your roots in the community. Without that, it's just posturing. Somebody who…

— Chuck D

More people should rap about reality.

— Goldlink

I think America just needs to get real when it comes to the way our kids speak and communicate. They need to understand what…

— Kanye West

I'm not a character, so how I rap is just an everyday thing.

— Megan Thee Stallion

90% of the people that rap are just rappers, they rap what they see, a lot of them exploit other peoples lives, I've been…

— Cormega

When we're rapping on these records, we're either rapping about our past lives or things our people are going through right now in the…

— Pimp C