“I think artists should be able to do different things whenever they want and I like the way I am. I'm like - I ain't gonna say the only street rapper, but the only mainstream, new, young street rapper there is right now and I'm doing well with it.” ThinkingWayWantShouldWellsDifferentAbleYoungArtistStreetsRight NowDifferent ThingsRapperMainstream Author:Meek Mill
“The bottom line is, if every single platinum song right now wasn't auto-tuned, then I would be like, "I can't be a rapper."” IfsI CanWould BeSongLinesRight NowBottomRapperBottom LinePlatinum Author:Spencer Pratt
“I feel bad [about Lil Wayne going to jail], because I don't think anything like this has happened in music since Elvis got drafted into the Army. Let's just keep it real - Lil Wayne is not just the biggest rapper, Lil Wayne is the biggest pop star right now. Maybe Susan Boyle is on his level. But when you talk about music, nice times out of ten, Lil Wayne's name is gonna come into the conversation.” ThinkingFeelsRealNamesStarsLevelsNiceHappenedRight NowTenConversationArmyPopsJailRapperWaynePop StarsKeeping It RealNice Time Author:Bun B
“I'm just disillusioned with the hip-hop sound right now. It's too materialistic. You know, I'm the kind of guy ... I can't do that. If you track my movement, you'll never see a picture of me with any girl that wasn't mine, or my own car. My jewelry, my clothes. What kind of gangsta rapper has a stylist? A stylist?!” IfsKnowsKindI CanGuyGirlSoundMy OwnCarMovementMinesRight NowClothesTrackHip HopHipsHopsRapperJewelryMaterialisticStylistDisillusionedGangsta Author:Ice T
“A couple years ago it was really hard for me to sing, because there's so much pressure in hip-hop to be a certain way. My biggest thing right now is doing me, because I'm not like other rappers.” WayYearsHardCertainCoupleRight NowYears AgoPressureHip HopHipsHopsRapperDoing Me Author:SonReal
“What I want to do right now is give hip hop back to the hood. Before it was a neighborhood thing where it belonged to the hood and the rappers were reporting and there were rules and parameters. Now it seems like the artist's game.” WantGivingSeemsArtistGamesRight NowHip HopHipsHopsNeighborhoodRapperHoodParameters Author:Rakim