Rapper Quotes - Page 11

• Let the music diffuse all the tension.

  Nas

  Inspirational, Music, Stress

  Song: Made You Look, Album: God's Son, 2002

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• But I see now that whether I show up for work or not, the evil forces are going to beat me. They're going to come 100 percent, so if I dont be 100 percent pure-hearted, I'm going to lose. And thats why I'm losing.

  Tupac Shakur

  Evil, Losing, Beats

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• I want people to follow their dreams, yes but I'm not interested in telling young black kids how to be rappers I want to show them that there's so many other paths you can take, besides a rapper or basketball player.

  J. Cole

  Basketball, Dream, Kids

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• If we're all saying that rap is an art form then we gotta be more responsible for our lyrics. If you see everybody dying because of what you're saying, it don't matter that you didn't make them die, it just matters that you didn't save them.

  Tupac Shakur

  Art, Rap, Dying

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• 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

  Rap, Hip Hop, May

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• I can rap in a London accent, make weird faces, wear spandex, wigs, and black lipstick. I can be more creative than the average male rapper.

  Nicki Minaj

  Rap, Average, Creative

  "Nicki Minaj Talks About Being an Openly Bisexual Rapper, Being a Role Model to Young Girls and More…". Gossip On This Interview, gossiponthis.com. April 19, 2010.

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• It doesn't sound anything like 'Under Pressure.'

  Vanilla Ice

  Sound, Pressure, Under Pressure

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• The biggest terrorist is Obama.

  Lupe Fiasco

  Terrorist

  "Bill O'Reilly Confronts Rapper Lupe Fiasco Over Calling Obama a 'Terrorist'". "The O'Reilly Factor" with Bill O'Reilly, www.foxnews.com. June 20, 2011.

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• We be sticking pill up girl's booty, too!

  Lil Boosie

  Girl, Booty, Pills

  "The 20 Funniest Things Rappers Have Ever Said (Not In a Rap Song)" by Brian Brooks, Nicholas Sella, www.complex.com. October 27, 2013.

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• Wu-Tang is for the children.

  Ol' Dirty Bastard

  Children

  "Wu-Tang's O.D.B. Bumrushes Grammy Podium". Ol' Dirty Bastard's speech at a Grammy Award, www.mtv.com. February 25, 1998.

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• Questions for the lord, why he don't like me, guard my soul, Though my life was hard with no remorse.

  Tupac Shakur

  Soul, Lord, Don't Like Me

  Song: 2Pac + Outlawz---High Speed

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• Jay-Z's my favorite rapper, but why can't I aspire to be better than him?

  Wale

  My Favorite, Aspire

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• White man makes guns? No problem. Black rapper says "gun"? Congressional hearing.

  Chris Rock

  Funny, Gun, Men

  "'It's the White BET Awards!' Chris Rock's funniest jokes ahead of his Oscars hosting stint". www.mirror.co.uk. February 28, 2016.

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• To me, the Seventies were very inspirational and very influential... With my whole persona as Snoop Dogg, as a person, as a rapper. I just love the Seventies style, the way all the players dressed nice, you know, kept their hair looking good, drove sharp cars and they talked real slick.

  Snoop Dogg

  Real, Nice, Player

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There was this rapper from New Orleans, Mystikal, who when I hear his music, I hear myself. Whenever I wanna get hyped, I put on Mystikal.

  Anthony Mackie

  New Orleans

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Dont blame me, I was given this world, I didn't make it.

  Tupac Shakur

  World, Blame, Given

  Song: Keep Ya Head Up, 1993

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• I was raised in this society so you can't expect me to be a perferct person cause Ima do what Ima do.

  Tupac Shakur

  Causes, This Society, Raised

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• And I hope I'm forgiven for Thug Livin when I die.

  Tupac Shakur

  Thug, Forgiven, Dies

  Song: If I Die 2Nite, Album: Me Against the World

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• While I'm dreaming, Wake up screaming, Cuz I can hear them suckas scheming.

  Tupac Shakur

  Dream, Cuz, Wake Up

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• I ain't racist but lets trade places.

  Tupac Shakur

  Racist, Trade

  Song: Last Wordz, 1993

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• I bring truth to tha youth tear tha roof off tha ol' school.

  Tupac Shakur

  School, Tears, Youth

  Song: Holler If Ya' Hear Me

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• No longer living in fear, my pistol close in hand, Convinced this is my year.

  Tupac Shakur

  Hands, Years, Pistols

  Song: Heartz of Men

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• And I learned a lot from working with this kid, and I think he's gonna be a big star. Remember the name, Tim Dark, because he has something about his voice that's different from all the other rappers, even though his style is similar.

  Alan Vega

  Stars, Kids, Dark

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• People said that way back in the early days I was probably one of the first rappers; the reason is that I couldn't sing, so I had to talk! Lou Reed was probably the one who started it all.

  Alan Vega

  People, Way, Firsts

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• Gone are the days when you'd have to tune in to a mad illegal radio station late at night to be able to hear the rapper of your choice. That's all changed now. That's all gone out of the window. And I feel like I represent that change. I represent the era of iPods and Shuffle and things like that.

  Tinie Tempah

  Night, Ipods, Mad

  "British Rapper Tinie Tempah Gets Up Close & Personal With Serial Optimist". Interview with Rawiya Kameir, www.serialoptimist.com. December 16, 2010.

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