“Personally, I just think rap music is the best thing out there, period. If you look at my deck in my car radio, you're always going to find a hip-hop tape; that's all I buy, that's all I live, that's all I listen to, that's all I love.” IfsThinkingLoveLooksMusicCarPeriodsMusic IsHip HopRadioRapHipsBest ThingsHopsTapeDeckRap Music Author:Eminem
“It just happens to be that people like to associate poetry and rap music. I think that idea is kind of corny.” PeopleThinkingKindIdeasHappensRapAssociatesCornyRap Music Author:Earl Sweatshirt
“I don't only like rap music. There's everything from R&B to crazy gangster rap, hip hop... everything! But it all blends together nicely. It's like a magical music rainbow.” TogetherCrazyHip HopRapHipsHopsRainbowGangstersRap MusicGangster Rap Author:Kreayshawn
“Not that I want to put the entire rap music style down - I just don't like it. And I know somewhere there's gotta be another guy like that. There's gotta be a guy just like that - just like me. There's gotta be somebody, somewhere... Maybe, maybe an assassin type.” KnowsWantGuyStyleTypeRapLike MeOther GuysAssassinsRap Music Author:Sam Kinison
“I'm really a singer, so I love songs and I love singing. I like rap music, but I didn't grow up freestyling.” SongGrowsGrowing UpSingingRapSingersRap Music Author:Billy Idol
“I remember rap music. We used to party and dance off of it. Today it's all about a whole different angle... Rappers are going against each other, and it's more of a bragging, boasting thing.” DifferentWholeTodayRememberUsedPartyRapRapperAngleBoastBraggingRap MusicDifferent Angles Author:Flavor Flav
“By the late '80s, I was already giving up on rap music.” GivingGiving UpLateRap80sRap Music Author:Chuck Eddy
“I really love rap music. I grew up in the '80s and '90s with Public Enemy, N.W.A., LL Cool J - I'm a hip-hop encyclopedia. But I got kind of frustrated with the chauvinistic side of rap music, the one that makes it hard to write songs about love and relationships.” WritingKindHardSongSidesEnemyGrewGrew UpHip HopRapHipsHopsFrustrated80sEncyclopediaRap MusicLove And RelationshipPublic Enemies80s And 90s Author:Mayer Hawthorne
“Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That's an important part of being a successful musician. It's a good thing, I guess.” FeelsShouldImportantGrowing UpSuccessfulGrowingLike YouListeningMusicianShould HaveGood ThingsRapRap Music Author:Ezra Koenig
“I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most of it irresponsible in its overt violence and commercialization of anger. As artists, we believe we can will action through language. If that's the case, we have to take responsibility for what we say.” IfsBelieveActionWantedArtistLanguageVoiceInterestingResponsibilityCasesViolenceEmbraceRapTaking ResponsibilityImageryIrresponsibleRap MusicSome InterestingCommercializationVisual Imagery Author:Yusef Komunyakaa