“I made the decision that I was going to make rap music in, like, fourth grade, so it's been something I was saying for a long time.” LongMadeDecisionLong TimeRapGradesFourthRap MusicFourth Grade Author:Chance the Rapper
“But, Eminem... No, I've loved rap for a long time, especially when it got out of its first period and became this gangsta rap, ya know this heavy rap thing? That's when I started to fall in love with it. I loved the lyrics. I loved the beat.” KnowsFirstsLongFallPeriodsLong TimeBeatsFalling In LoveHeavyRapGangstaGangsta Rap Author:Alan Vega
“Rap actually took root in the Negro community, and then in the Hispanic community, long before it impacted on the larger American community as a whole.” LongWholeCommunityRootsRapHispanic Author:Archie Shepp