Are you tired of lyrical liars, passing fliers,
Wannabe MC's, but really good triers,
Tripping over mic cords, getting you bored,
A total fraud, this kind of thing I can't afford! — KRS-One
Rap game Julio Franco, Chuck Norris, Texas Ranger/ Ice on my fingers look like I slap-boxed a penguin. — Riff Raff
Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal,
MC's spit rhymes to uplift their people. — KRS-One
Rap is something you do Hip Hop is something you live — KRS-One
Ghostface, catch the blast of a hype verse,
My glock bursts, leave in a hearse, I did worse.
I come rough, tough like an elephant tusk,
Ya head rush, fly like Egyptian musk. — Ghostface Killah
Rappers can't sleep, need sleepin',
B.I.G. keep creepin',
Bullets heat-seekin',
Casualties need treatin',
Dumb rappers need teachin'. — The Notorious B.I.G.
Straight from the heart, I represent hip hop
I be three albums deep, but I don't wanna go pop
Too many candy rappers seem to be at the top
Too much candy is no good, so now I'm closing the shop. — Phife Dawg
I am the hit-maker, the record-breaker. I got style and grace, a pretty face. I'll make your back crack, your liver quiver. — Dusty Rhodes
Street's disciple, my raps are trifle.
I shoot slugs from my brain just like a rifle. — Nas
Yo, you 14-carat gold slum computer wizard,
Tappin' inside my rap vein causes blizzards! — Ghostface Killah
Potty mouth, rock star, at the top and still tryna climb, Drop the top sit back recline — French Montana
I instruct you to be the obeyer,
A rhythm recipe that you'll savor,
Doesn't matter if you're minor or major,
Yes, the Tribe of the game, rhythm player,
As you inhale like a breath of fresh air — Phife Dawg
Nowadays rap artists coming half-hearted,
Commercial like pop, or underground like black markets.
Where were you the day hip-hop died?
Is it too early to mourn? Is it too late to ride? — Talib Kweli
Rappin bout blunts and broads, Tits and bras, ménage à trois, sex in expensive cars. — The Notorious B.I.G.
I'm on a Mission, that niggaz say is Impossible,
But when I swing my swords they all choppable,
I be the body dropper, the heartbeat stopper,
Child educator, plus head amputator. — GZA
Short Rapper Quotes
We hurt people that love us, love people that hurt us — Kendrick Lamar
If you let a person talk long enough you'll hear their true intentions. Listen twice, speak once. — Tupac Shakur
Crazy how you gotta wait until it's dark out to see who really with you. — Drake
The less time you spend with Truth, the easier it is to believe lies. — LeCrae
Never break or fold, that's what it takes to be major. — Kevin Gates
Better to have a small role in God's story than to cast yourself as the lead in your own fiction. — LeCrae
I like them brown, yellow, Puerto Rican, or Haitian
Name is Phife Dawg from the Zulu nation. — Phife Dawg
I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection — Drake
If people throw stones at you, pick 'em up and build something. — LeCrae
Bad decisions, good intentions. — Drake
Rapper Image Quotes
The realest people don’t have a lot of friends. — Tupac Shakur
During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams — Tupac Shakur
If Graffiti is art and art is a crime then how come piccaso never done time? — Melvin Glover
Before you complain today, be grateful you have breath to complain with. — LeCrae
Money cannot purchase joy. It buys temporary distractions. — LeCrae
No security guard can stop a refrigerator falling off a skyscraper. — Jadakiss
My only fear of death is reincarnation — Tupac Shakur
I got the best of Jesus. He got the worst of me. — LeCrae
I'd rather die like a man, than live like a coward — Tupac Shakur
It's like I know what I gotta say, I just don't know how to say it to you. — Drake
She live in a mindset that I could never move to — Drake
I truly believe I've been blessed by God, and God walks with me — Tupac Shakur
Study your lessons, don't settle for less. — Tupac Shakur
I guess I'm still holding on to something that I know will probably never happen, because somewhere deep down inside me, I have this little piece of hope that someday, it will. — Drake
How can you defame mud when such a beautiful flower grows from it? — RZA
You get into the biggest fights with the people you care about the most, because they are the relationships you're willing to fight for. — Wiz Khalifa
Chance The Rapper Quotes
Chance the Rapper' is many things. I'm constantly evolving. — Chance the Rapper
Until now, I've not done a project where the produce, rapper and singer has never worked together like this before, and I had a chance to try a variety of styles. — Namie Amuro
Chance The Rapper is just unreal: he's changing rap and really creating this whole amazing new style. — Shawn Mendes
It is crucial that rappers have the chance to express the truth that is in their heart. — Russell Simmons
Inspirational Rapper Quotes
When you look ahead and darkness is all you see, faith and determination will pull you through. — Drake
Never mind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away. — T.I.
Surround yourself with love, not friends. — Lil Wayne
Confusion is a gift from God. Those times when you feel most desperate for a solution, sit. Wait. The information will become clear. The confusion is there to guide you. Seek detachment and become the producer of your life. — RZA
Whatever you see you gotta keep a sense of humor; you gotta be able to smile through all the bullshit. — Tupac Shakur
Stop running to those who ignore you and start running to those who adore you. — Joseph Simmons
When I think of competition it's like I try to create against the past. I think about Michelangelo and Picasso, you know, the pyramids. — Kanye West
If you were a star you'd be the one I'm searching for — Drake
We all got dreams and we all star reaching — Drake
Good Rapper Quotes
Money and good pussy's a fatal attraction for men. — Ja Rule
The people who support me and my dreams make me feel like I'm on top of the world. — Trey Songz
Drink up cause everyone here is good tonight. Except the niggas that I came wit, they good for life — Drake
I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further. — Donald Glover
Bait is made to look SO good you OVERlook the trap. Whether scratched or scarred you ALWAYS get hurt giving in to Temptation. — LeCrae
There's a lot of good rappers in England at the moment. There's a lot of good dance acts. A lot of good, young guitar acts. I think a lot of groups came from that dole culture of the late 80's/early 90's - it's not as easy now. I think there's a dearth of working class bands. — Ian Brown
Good people don’t go to Heaven, forgiven people do. — LeCrae
There are some rappers out there that I listen to, that I'm like: "You are really good but you could be like the Michael Jordan of rap if you applied yourself." There's a lot of people who are better at basketball than Michael Jordan, but Michael Jordan just wanted to be Michael Jordan, more. — Donald Glover
Usually I start with a beat, I start making a beat, and my producer side is making the beat. And on a good day, my rapper side will jump in and start the writing process - maybe come up with a hook or start a verse. Sometimes it just happens like that. A song like 'Lights Please' happens like that. — J. Cole
I'm the most sampled and stolen. What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine, too... I got a song about that... But I'm never gonna release it. Don't want a war with the rappers. If it wasn't good, they wouldn't steal it. — James Brown
Female Rapper Quotes
But, by just being myself, I end up touching a lot more people who might never have paid much attention to a female rapper. — Nicki Minaj
It’s not even the female rappers that are catty – it’s the fans. They just want that beef. — Cardi B
People didn't really take white rappers seriously until Eminem, because he was better than everybody. Like female emcees, you need to be like Lauryn Hill or Nicki Minaj or killing everything before somebody takes you seriously. — Talib Kweli
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
In the history of the hip hop world...there has been one, single, solitary human being in the history of the world. One female rapper to sell more albums than me in the first week. — Nicki Minaj
I'm in my dressing room about to play to a sold-out crowd at the O2 arena in Ireland. Name a female rapper who's ever done that and I will give you $100,000. — Nicki Minaj
Everyone always says I'm a rapper, and that I'm exactly like Peaches and M.I.A. People just take any female artist and compare me to them. — Uffie
There's not too many artist that can handle what we would call an Christian R&B sound. It's kind of a limited field as far as singers go. Just hoping that more artist like that can resonate and grow.In terms of female rappers, man hey come on! We're here...come talk to us! — LeCrae
I'm gonna be real - there's no female rappers in the game. — SpaceGhostPurrp
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
Rap Artist Quotes
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. — Quavo
On 139 and Lenox Ave there's a big park, and if you're soft don't go through it when it gets dark — Big L
I get physical, mystical, very artistical...
Giving party people something funky to listen to. — Big Daddy Kane
He was not hip-hop's most gifted emcee. Still, Shakur may be the most influential and compelling rapper of them all, he was more than the sum of his artistic parts. — Michael Eric Dyson
I think I'm pretty regular. I try to keep it pretty regular; I go to sleep early. I don't know what distances me from other rap artists - I haven't met a lot of 'em. — Vince Staples
Be doin artists in like Cain did Abel,
Now they money's gettin stuck to the gum under the table. — GZA
I'm caught up in the system where the blind lead the blind
And this artist only speaks on the Signs of the Time.
And I pop pills in Purple Rain to state my pain,
They say I'm just like my father, bold and too cold. — Beanie Sigel
I would challenge more hip hop artists that are rapping about what it`s like to be real and the social ills that we face, if you aren`t backing Bernie Sanders, I have to question your credibility in terms of do you mean the songs you`re writing. — Killer Mike
You could be Top 5 on iTunes, but for people to buy an album, they've got to have a connection with an artist. Every time I bought someone's album, it was about the connection. I was loving everything, from their raps to their style. I wanted to meet them. — Meek Mill
Even though Prince wasn't rapping and it was a whole different era, it shows how artists expressed themselves without saying too much, and that was the real beauty of the art. — Tyga
Rapping Quotes
When I'm not longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg. — Snoop Dogg
Everything will eventually come to an end,
So try to savor the moment, cause time flies, don't it?
The beauty of life, you gotta make it last for the better,
Cause nothin' lasts forever. — Nas
What you base your happiness around?
Material, women, and large paper?
That means you inferior, not major. — Nas
If the truth is told, the youth can grow
Then learn to survive until they gain control
Nobody says you have to be gangstas, hoes
Read more learn more, change the globe — Nas
The sky is falling, the wind is calling
Stand for something, or die in the morning — Kendrick Lamar
If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it? — Kendrick Lamar
Look inside my soul and you can find gold and maybe get rich. Look inside of your soul and you can find out it never exists. — Kendrick Lamar
They say time is money but really it's not
If we ever go broke, then time is all we got
And we can't make that back, no you can't make that back — J. Cole
Life Will Put Many Red Lights In Front Of You, But Sometimes We Must Push On The Gas And Trust God — Kendrick Lamar
Rap Music Quotes
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. — Chance the Rapper
Rap music is a combination of many different arts to make something new. There's always been a stigma that its existence would be short and only appeal to a certain group - but it's the biggest music in the world. — Chance the Rapper
I'm just an addict, addicted to music
Maybe it's a habit...I gotta use it. — Rakim
This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry. You have to be on deck all the time, but you do not have the time to do the album. It is an energy, it must be present in everyday life. — Young Thug
Sometimes I feel like rap music is almost the key to stopping racism. — Eminem
I have considered rap music stars, and there is one in my new book, Lovers and Players, and there is also a hip-hop music mogul who I think you will like a lot. — Jackie Collins
Rap music is the only vital form of music introduced since punk rock. — Kurt Cobain
I have a very varied taste in music. Everything from rap to classical to Latino to Rat Pack to jazz. — Jasper Fforde
That's the beautiful thing about the saxophone. It can peacefully coexist with just about anything - whether it's hip-hop, rap, rock music, pop, R&B or jazz, there's a place for the saxophone in all of those styles. — Dave Koz
Music just ain't what it used to;
We used to have songs that you could shoplift or boost to. — Jadakiss
Hip Hop Artist Quotes
The thing about hip-hop is they always want to classify you as one particular artist, but hip-hop is about going outside the box and expressing yourself however you want to. — Kendrick Lamar
If you see something is going wrong within politics and the world today, then some Hip Hop artist is gonna come along and get straight with it. If they think that there's a lot of racism going on then there's another Hip Hop artist who's gonna come out and speak their mind. — Afrika Bambaataa
Well, a lot of people within government and big business are nervous of Hip Hop and Hip Hop artists, because they speak their minds. They talk about what they see and what they feel and what they know. They reflect what's around them. — Afrika Bambaataa
Comedy is the one absolutely self-aware art form. Actually, hip-hop's another one, I suppose. Because in your songs you're talking about how good a hip-hop artist you are. It's like a painter painting a panting of himself painting a painting. — Bo Burnham
I see myself as a hip-hop artist, but I never wanted to make music for a specifically white audience. Thats not what I grew up around. — G-Eazy
A true artist does not depend on radio for success. A true fan does not let radio determine what they support — Talib Kweli
Hip-hop artist, especially the older ones, are the ones who new hip-hop was a worldwide phenomenon before the mainstream caught on, so hip-hop artists are forward thinkers. We want to stay with the new. — Nas
I would just like to see hip-hop journalism in general take a step up and match the artistry. There have been great writers in music who are the caliber of artist as a writer as the people that they're covering. — Brother Ali
A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words. — Roy Ayers
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. — Rakim
Rap Song Quotes
Now here's a funky introduction of how nice I am
Tell your mother, tell your father, send a telegram. — Phife Dawg
Beauty isn't about having a pretty face it's about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul. — Unknown Author
Those who are heartless, once cared too much. — Frank Ocean
I don't control life, but I can control how i react to it — Macklemore
Am I the only one who measures time using songs? “Oh it only took me 4 songs to get here! that’s not to long! — Kendrick Lamar
You can take back all the things you give,
But you can't take back the days you live.
Life is to some people who've been on earth
Livin' every single day for what it's worth.
I live life just how I please,
Satisfy one person I know: that's me. — Too $hort
There were people who had sampled my voice from speeches when I was an Islamist and made them the chorus of pro-Islamist rap songs who then began talking about me as an apostate. — Maajid Nawaz
Everybody talks and everybody listens, and somehow the truth just always comes up missin. — Drake
Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to gettin' pussy. — Tupac Shakur
I know it seems hard sometimes but remember one thing. Through every dark night, there's a bright day after that. So no matter how hard it get, stick your chest out, keep ya head up.... and handle it. — Tupac Shakur
People will hurt you. But don't use that as an excuse for your poor choices, use it as motivation to make the right ones. — LeCrae
The way I think I should stay out of trouble is by stayin' busy. With idle time comes a lot of biz, so the more my work load is heavy, I'll have no time to get into any trouble or makin' dis tracks or get into conversation about any other rappers. — Gucci Mane
Your whole appearance is a lie and it could never be true.
And if you really loved yourself, then you would try and be you. — Phife Dawg
If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high. — LeCrae
Those people who kill women, children, and defenseless civilians are about as Muslim as mass murderer Christopher Columbus was a Christian. — Immortal Technique
I am a hard person to love but when I love, I love really hard. — Tupac Shakur
Don't tell me what was said about me. Tell me why they were so comfortable to say it to you. — Jay-Z
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
Believe the best about people. Pray for their short comings. You are not the standard. We all need grace. — LeCrae
I can mingle with the stars and throw a party on Mars
I am a prisoner, locked up behind Xanax bars — Lil Wayne
Life's a wheel of fortune and it's my chance to spin it. — Tupac Shakur
There is more freedom confessing our weaknesses and shortcomings than in pretending we have it all together — LeCrae
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