Rapper famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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A lot of times, when people say hip-hop, they don't know what they're talking about. They just think of the rappers. When you talk about hip-hop, you're talking about the whole culture and movement. You have to take the whole culture for what it is.
-- Afrika Bambaataa -
People get caught up in worshipping certain rappers, or they try to demonise hip hop by looking at what certain rappers are doin' in their lives.
-- Afrika Bambaataa -
People said that way back in the early days I was probably one of the first rappers; the reason is that I couldn't sing, so I had to talk! Lou Reed was probably the one who started it all.
-- Alan Vega -
As a rapper, your verses are like a window in to who you are.
-- Andre Benjamin -
As a rapper, I don't freestyle. I used to freestyle when I used to get drunk, and it didn't matter.
-- Andre Benjamin -
I'm a huge fan of Big L. He is my favorite rapper.
-- Andy Milonakis -
Big L is my favorite rapper of all time. He got killed quite a few years ago now but I think he's amazing and he kind of inspires me like his style inspires me. I don't think there's been anyone better since. I mean, Biggie Smalls is definitely on the top of the list but Big L is like the underdog, I like to give him the edge.
-- Andy Milonakis -
I'm a comedian, and I decided I wanted to be a comedian when I was eight years old watching old Saturday Night Live episodes. I never decided to be a rapper because I'm not a rapper.
-- Andy Samberg -
Guys pit female rappers against each other because female rappers - if you haven't noticed of late - are a lot more interesting than guys.
-- Angel Haze -
I put everyone in my school on to Nicki Minaj before she blew up. I was obsessed with her and I was like, 'If she's the best female rapper then I've got to be better than her.
-- Angel Haze -
You take the quote from Sam Jackson about how he'll never work with a rapper, and I can understand where he's coming from because he says rappers can't act.
-- Anthony Anderson -
Some of these guys... I've worked with Ice Cube, I think he's an immensely talented rapper and actor.
-- Anthony Anderson -
You can say what you want to about a rapper in a movie, but look at what Ice Cube has done. Ice Cube has created more opportunities for other actors to get jobs in this business than some actors have.
-- Anthony Anderson -
There was this rapper from New Orleans, Mystikal, who when I hear his music, I hear myself. Whenever I wanna get hyped, I put on Mystikal.
-- Anthony Mackie -
I actually think some of the rappers can help our image, because the thing Im concerned about is the NBAs image. I always want our image to be on the rise, and if the rappers can help young players get business-minded, then Im all for it.
-- Antonio Davis -
I strive for perfection, but Im not perfect. But what I can say is my morals are totally different than any other 24-year-old rapper my age now. I look at life totally different. A whole other aspect. I have different views and morals on life in general. And opinions.
-- ASAP Rocky -
I would not consider myself to be a quote unquote real New York rapper. I don't even like New York rappers.
-- ASAP Rocky -
You guys are always going off about how much money you have. Do you realize what's going on in this world right now?' All these black rappers? African rappers? Talking about how much money they have. Do you realize what's going on in Africa right now? It's just like, you guys are disgusting. Talking about billions and billions of dollars you have. And spending it frivolously, when you know, the Motherland is suffering beyond belief right now.
-- Asher Roth -
Being a rapper is about being cool, but being a comedian, you're not supposed to be the coolest guy.
-- Aziz Ansari -
I can relate to anyone. I can hang out with stoners, skaters, surfers, stockbrokers, lawyers, athletes, rappers. I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them.
-- Barry Zito -
I'm pretty sure people thought I was like a dope rapper.
-- Big Pun -
I'm mostly concentrating now on continuing to make history in Hip-Hop, making everybody proud of me, I'm not just a rapper now, I'm in history now.
-- Big Pun -
I don't want to be considered 'the Latino rapper.
-- Big Pun -
When I was at Upright Citizens Brigade, I would pretend to be a sad, drunk rapper.
-- Bobby Moynihan -
All these Lil' rappers, I'm just kind of getting real irritated by it. I said, 'You know what? Drop the Lil'. Forget it. I'm Bow Wow.
-- Bow Wow -
LL Cool J was a rapper-turned-actor, and I also relate to him because he was sort of a ladies' man and had a female fan base, but yet he's a positive dude. You never read about him getting into trouble or going to jail.
-- Bow Wow -
All those rappers, they're the only glamorous people working in music now. They dress up in these chains of gold, cars, girls and this and that, high-heeled shoes.
-- Bryan Ferry -
When white people wear baggy clothing and speak gibberish they're homeless, when black people wear baggy clothing and speak gibberish they're called rappers
-- Carlos Mencia -
I think even before I knew I wanted to be a rapper, I wanted to be an entertainer. I was really into Michael Jackson as a kid.
-- Chance the Rapper -
For me, performing is the biggest part of being a rapper. There's nothing like the feeling of screaming your story to people.
-- Chance the Rapper -
Chance the Rapper' is many things. I'm constantly evolving.
-- Chance the Rapper -
Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them.
-- Chuck D -
I never wanted to be known as a local rapper. Not downing anybody, but you know Gucci, that's cool to me, but I want to be massive. I want to be Kanye. I want to be Eminem.
-- Cyhi the Prynce -
I'm a prince for real, I don't look at myself as a rapper, as a gangster, none of that.
-- Cyhi the Prynce -
When I fell in love with hip-hop, my favorite rapper was Jay-Z. But I used to like Common and Nas. But I was a South dude. So I grew up on UGK, Triple Six, Outkast, and Pastor Troy. That's where I get my lingo, my slang, my passion.
-- Cyhi the Prynce -
Rappers shouldn't have to file taxes because they itemize everything they own in songs.
-- Damien Fahey -
I would never design anything. I just think that's kind of wack. I hated every rapper fashion line that ever came out, you know what I'm saying? I would never try.
-- Danny Brown -
Since I was a kid, I'd wake up every morning hearing a voice say, 'You're the greatest rapper ever.' I'm trying to prove that voice right.
-- Danny Brown -
I rarely get mentioned in the same category as these other guys who have come out after me...[b]ut maybe I'm not that, maybe I'm not an Internet rapper.
-- Danny Denzongpa -
You can't speak for the people unless you're able to walk amongst the people. And how many of these rappers out here actually hang out with regular people?
-- DMX -
I used to do the beat box. A friend of mine, he was the rapper and after, we'd be doing a block party or something or a house party, and he's gettin' all the attention and I'd end up with a handful of spit, you know, from doing the beats.
-- DMX -
I don't recall being excited about a new rapper, ever.
-- DMX -
I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a rapper.
-- Don Cheadle -
Rapper, just puts so much connotation on who you are and what is exposed. Even if a lot of it is out-dated, people still bring a lot to it.
-- Donald Glover -
I don't think I'm good, I don't think I'm a good rapper. I think a lot of people always want me to battle somebody and stuff like that which is cool, but I don't see myself as a rapper.
-- Donald Glover -
I would never challenge any rapper to a rap-off. It's weird, I'm not that type of rapper.
-- Donald Glover -
I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further.
-- Donald Glover -
I don't even think I'm that good at rapping, but I think what makes a great rapper - what CAN make a great rapper - is someone who wants to be better.
-- Donald Glover -
You know who was on time tonight, which surprised me? Ghostface. Ghostface was early and making calls - what rapper does that?
-- Donald Glover -
I like all different kinds of music. I never heavily molded myself after rappers. Sometimes they say when you think something and you go to say it, you lose a lot of color about what you're trying to say, so to me the best rappers are the people that don't lose that color.
-- Drake -
There's two elements to rap: having the thoughts, and then being a great rapper.
-- Drake -
I don't really have a gimmick or a 'thing.' I'm one of the few artists who gets to be himself every day.
-- Drake -
Soap opera rappers, all these ***** sound like 'All My Children'.
-- Drake -
Work som', twerk som' basis. She just tryna make it so she's right here gettin naked. I don't judge her-I don't judge her. But I could never love her cause to her I'm just a rapper and soon she'll have met another.
-- Drake -
Rappers are emotional. Critics be reviewin me. But I got love for everybody even if you're suin me.
-- Drake -
A good rapper is a good rapper, a good album is a good album. I don't think anyone is inherently good.
-- El-P -
Drake, I'd like to collaborate with. He's a phenomenal lyricist. Probably the best rapper in the world at the moment. I love Kanye but there's something about Drake; he's more straight up, really clever and really poetic and metaphorical - I love that. He's just clever.
-- Ellie Goulding -
Je ne peux plus continuer de rapper.. J'ai assassiné l'alphabet !
-- Eminem -
I get offended when people say, `So, being a white rapper...and growing up white...after being born white...' It's all I ever hear!
-- Eminem -
You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it's kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to get caught up in it - you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone's doing a certain thing... It's tough.
-- Eminem -
She [Benzino] is obsessed with me. I never would think I would see the day when I seen the worst rapper in the world going against one of the best.
-- Eminem -
There's no New York rapper who's out that is competing with me because first of all, I'm the best.
-- Fabolous -
I don't want to do one of those records where it's like a compilation of a bunch of all sorts of rappers on my beats. I don't find those to be focused albums. I'd like to sit and work a whole record with a certain person, to come up with a concept and see it through that way.
-- Flying Lotus -
Yeah!" shouted Jonah, twirling the much larger Hamilton around the restaurant in a victory dance. The other diners watched in amazement. This wild display was hardly the public image of the too-cool-for-school Jonah Wizard. "What's the matter?" Hamilton challenged. "Haven't you ever seen a happy rapper before?
-- Gordon Korman -
I would collaborate with James Franco as a rapper any day.
-- Gucci Mane -
The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And theyll tell you if you ask.
-- Isaac Hayes -
It's no coincidence that all the greatest rappers - whoever you put in your top five - I guarantee you they are great storytellers.
-- J. Cole -
No rapper in the world from Jay-Z to Tupac to Biggie has 100 percent love on everything they do.
-- J. Cole -
I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a rapper. I'm successful. I make money. That's all that matters.' But there's a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you're aware of it, it's happening.
-- J. Cole -
No security guard can stop a refrigerator falling off a skyscraper.
-- Jadakiss -
My kid was a great baseball player. I thought I had it made. Front-row seats at Yankee Stadium. Then he turned sixteen and wanted to be a rapper.
-- James Caan -
The day Obama got elected, the gangsta became less relevant.
-- Jay-Z -
Common is one of the nicest people I've ever met, and to describe him as a vile rapper because he has an opinion... just says a lot about the state of America. You are allowed to have an opinion in the United States - he's never harmed anybody, he just has an opinion about a president that wasn't good for our country.
-- Jill Scott -
As a rapper, I feel like image is always important but even more so than image, I really love clothes, that's why I don't use stylists. I want to do it myself because I really love it.
-- Kanye West -
If I do become more successful, either as a producer or a rapper, I'm going to do everything I can to help whoever I can on the label.
-- Kanye West -
Brother Kendrick Lamar: he's not a rapper, he's a writer, he's an author. And if you read between the lines, we'll learn how to love one another. But you can't do that, I said you can't do that, without loving yourself first.
-- Kendrick Lamar -
Don't respect a lot of rappers, feel I had a harder life
-- Kevin Gates -
Dont call me a rapper, I’m an artist. Update your minds. I ‘INCORPORATE’ hip hop elements because I am part MC, but I am all things musical. All things melodically beautiful.
-- Kid Cudi -
There's so many wack rappers out here, I don't know where to aim at.
-- Kirk Jones -
No [other rappers are on my level], none of them. Here, let me put it like this in the sky, there are a million stars, but when the sun appears, you see none of them. I am the sun.
-- KRS-One -
I would love to have a rapper on one of my songs, like Ludacris, or the 'it's so hot in here' guy, Nelly.
-- LaToya Jackson -
You know I’m the first rapper to adopt a tabby cat. You know I adopted straight from the ASPCA, you feel me? Just breaking the boundaries, man
-- Lil B -
Well, you know what? If that guy can do it, I can be myself too, and if that rapper can be himself and be free and be happy and still hold masculinity and love people and love flowers and just be happy being alive, well then, I can do that too.
-- Lil B -
Nobody in the world could have told me I wasn't gonna be a rapper. So, yeah, I always knew I was gonna be one.
-- Lil Wayne -
I've been trying to nail it into everyone's heads that I feel like I am the most versatile rapper.
-- Ludacris -
I really love when people come up to me on the street and say, 'You're my favorite rapper.'
-- Ludacris -
With 'Hip-Hop Saved My Life,' I attempted to make 'Kick, Push,' but for rappers. To give a real basic play-by-play of the life of a rapper before he makes it - if he ever makes it, because you can get stuck in that and be trying to make it for the rest of your life.
-- Lupe Fiasco -
If it wasn't for 2 Live Crew videos wouldn't look like they do and rappers wouldn't sound like they do.
-- Luther Campbell
