“Craft' gets a bad rap. Mediocre art is not caused by craft; it is caused by artists. Good art employs whatever craft works best.” ArtArtistArt IsRapCraftsMediocrityMediocreGood Art Author:Walter Darby Bannard
“It seems other rap artists are trying to follow a "tradition", or something... I don't consider us [Migos] as weirdos, we just went the other way and didn't follow the rap tradition. We just killed it and made it our tradition.” WayTryingMadeSeemsArtistTraditionRapMade ItWeirdoRap Artist Author:Quavo
“I just appreciate what Andre 3000 has done musically - just the bravery. I think Andre 3000 may be one of the bravest artists in rap music.” ThinkingMayDoneArtistAppreciateBraveryRapRap Music Author:Nas
“Rap isn't poetry, not least because it involves music and often other elements that aren't words. But the way poets in English use things like rhyme and meter, and the ways these conventions both do and don't apply to rap we try to lay out the rules for rap, in order to understand the techniques that artists like Jay-Z and Kanye employ.” WayTryingUseArtistOrderPoetElementsLaysRapTechniqueConventionsRhymeMeter Author:Andrew Hoberek
“I think that hip-hop is more of an individual effort. That means you're an artist from the streets, they expect you to rap about the streets, because that's what happens there.” ThinkingMeanHappensArtistIndividualEffortStreetsHip HopRapHipsHopsIndividual Effort Author:Conor Oberst