Rapper Quotes - Page 23

• When I grew up I saw females doing certain things, and I thought I had to do that exactly. The female rappers of my day spoke about sex a lot . . . and I thought that to have the success they got, I would have to represent the same thing. When in fact I didn’t have to represent the same thing.

  Nicki Minaj

  Sex, Female, Saws

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• Rappers make what's in, in. If we want to bring back something like Jordache, we just say it and the girls start wearing it. We have a lot of pull.

  Nelly

  Girl, Want, Ifs

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• All these Lil' rappers, I'm just kind of getting real irritated by it. I said, 'You know what? Drop the Lil'. Forget it. I'm Bow Wow.'

  Bow Wow

  Real, Wow, Bows

  "Bow Wow Drops The Lil', Collars Tour Dates" by Shaheem Reid, www.mtv.com. April 4, 2002.

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• I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.

  Macklemore

  Conscious

  "Macklemore's Brand Of Socially Conscious Rap". "Tell Me More" with Celeste Headlee, www.npr.org. November 23, 2012.

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• Well, you know what? If that guy can do it, I can be myself too, and if that rapper can be himself and be free and be happy and still hold masculinity and love people and love flowers and just be happy being alive, well then, I can do that too.

  Lil B

  Flower, People, Guy

  "Rapper Lil B on 'I'm Gay': 'We're all one people'". Interview with Gavin Godfrey, www.cnn.com. May 31, 2011.

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• I'm a minimalist in a rapper's body.

  Kanye West

  Body, Minimalist

  "Behind Kanye’s Mask". Interview with Jon Caramanica, www.nytimes.com. June 11, 2013.

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• It's only five rappers out of Atlanta who bussin and I'm one of 'em; the other four you know who you are; but if you gotta think twice (well) shawty ya ain't nice; regardless of ya publishin' deal ya can't write

  T.I.

  Nice, Rap, Writing

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• When white people wear baggy clothing and speak gibberish they're homeless, when black people wear baggy clothing and speak gibberish they're called rappers.

  Carlos Mencia

  White, People, Black

  "Mind of Mencia". Comedy Series, 2005 - 2008.

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• This one Corbusier lamp was like, my greatest inspiration ... I'm a minimalist in a rapper's body.

  Kanye West

  Inspiration, Lamps, Body

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• These broke rappers always rappin bout a pink truck. I'm only happy when I'm hoppin out the Brinks truck.

  Nicki Minaj

  Money, Truck, Broke

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• Why can't rappers just say nice things? Like I wanna take your clothes off and hang them up in the closet real nice.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Real, Nice, Clothes

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• You can't run game on a rapper. I'm always 10 steps ahead of you.

  Nicki Minaj

  Running, Games, Steps

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• I am the beast, Feed me rappers or feed me beats

  Lil Wayne

  Beast, Beats

  FaceBook post by Lil Wayne from Apr 24, 2014

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• Some of these guys... I've worked with Ice Cube, I think he's an immensely talented rapper and actor.

  Anthony Anderson

  Hockey, Thinking, Ice

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

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• 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.

  SonReal

  Couple, Years, Hip Hop

  Source: www.hiphopcanada.com

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• People in the record business would say, Well, Pras, you know, you haven't been out in a while, maybe you should get today's hottest producer or rapper to do something.

  Pras Michel

  People, Records, Today

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

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• I was a producer and rapper before Linkin Park. Once the band took off, it was the center of my focus. A couple of years ago, I started missing doing straight-up hip hop, and that's when Fort Minor began.

  Mike Shinoda

  Couple, Years, Focus

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• I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that.

  Morris Chestnut

  Thinking, People, Personality

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

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• All those rappers, they're the only glamorous people working in music now. They dress up in these chains of gold, cars, girls and this and that, high-heeled shoes.

  Bryan Ferry

  Girl, High Heels, Shoes

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• I always wanted to be one of the hottest rappers.

  Meek Mill

  Wanted, Hottest

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• Far from the richest rapper, but my biggest personal achievement thus far in my life has been retiring my mom early from her job at the Post Office. It's a tiny payback for the sacrifices she made that allowed me to chase a far-fetched dream of becoming a successful artist. I'm forever grateful.

  J. Cole

  Mom, Dream, Jobs

  "J. Cole tributes his mom Kay Cole in Born Sinner series" by Nadeska Alexis, www.mtv.com. May 8, 2013.

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• 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

  Song, Writing, Good Day

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• I was never just a 'fill in 16 bars on a beat' rapper. I was making real songs from the jump.

  Mac Miller

  Song, Real, Bars

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• All the lyrical rappers I know is broke.

  French Montana

  Lyrical, Broke, Knows

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• Don't respect a lot of rappers, feel I had a harder life

  Kevin Gates

  Harder, Feels

  FaceBook post by Kevin Gates from Feb 03, 2014

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