Rapper Quotes - Page 5

• I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a rapper. I'm successful. I make money. That's all that matters.' But there's a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you're aware of it, it's happening.

  J. Cole

  Successful, World, Matter

  "Hot Topic: J. Cole" by Katie Amey, www.elle.com. June 17, 2013.

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• I've never been the straight rapper that is going to stand in a cipher and battle all day. I started off battle rapping, but to me, making songs became more important than freestyles... I've met many rappers who can freestyle but can't make a record.

  Queen Latifah

  Song, Rap, Battle

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• I think even before I knew I wanted to be a rapper, I wanted to be an entertainer. I was really into Michael Jackson as a kid.

  Chance the Rapper

  Kids, Thinking, Wanted

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• All so convinced that you're following your heart cause your mind don't control what it does sometimes.

  Drake

  Life, Broken Heart, Follow Your Heart

  "Take Care". Song by Drake, 2011.

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• Do your thing. Do it unapologetically. Don't be discouraged by criticism. You probably already know what they're going to say. Pay no mind to the fear of failure. It's far more valuable than success. Take ownership, take chances, and have fun. And no matter what, don't ever stop doing your thing.

  Asher Roth

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• We've been living on a high, they've been talking on the low. But it's cool, know you heard it all before.

  Drake

  Jealousy, Hater, Live Life

  Song: Good Ones Go, 2011

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• Pushing me away so I give her space, awww. Dealing wit a heart that I didn't break.

  Drake

  Love, Relationship, Broken Heart

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• Swallow my words. Taste my thoughts. And if it's too nasty, spit it back at me!.

  Lil Wayne

  Hip Hop, Understanding, Swallowing

  FaceBook post by Lil Wayne from May 13, 2012

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• I've asked about you and they told me things but my mind didn't change and I still feel the same.

  Drake

  Change, I Still Love You, Hip Hop

  "Song: "Take Care" ("Take Care")". February 21, 2012.

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• I never ever ran from the Ku Klux Klan, and I shouldn't have to run from a black man.

  Kool Moe Dee

  Running, Rap, Men

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• One side of the street is a Church; across the road is a liquor store. Both of 'em keepin us poor.

  Chuck D

  Interesting, Alcohol, African American

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• Have you ever lost yourself in a kiss? I mean pure psychedelic inebriation. Not just lustful petting but transcendental metamorphosis when you became aware that the greatness of this being was breathing into you. Licking the sides and corners of your mouth, like sealing a thousand fleshy envelopes filled with the essence of your passionate being and then opened by the same mouth and delivered back to you, over and over again - the first kiss of the rest of your life.

  Saul Williams

  Love, Life, Romantic

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• If you were a star you'd be the one I'm searching for

  Drake

  Love, Relationship, Romantic

  Song: Shut It Down, Album: Thank Me Later, 2010

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• I took a chance with my heart and I feel it taking over

  Drake

  Love, Romantic, Heart

  "Song: "Find Your Love" ("Thank Me Later")". May 5, 2010.

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• Famous like a drug that I've taken too much of but I never ever trip, just peace, happiness and love.

  Drake

  Love, Happiness, Happy

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• She think I'm the realest out and I say 'damn that makes 2 of us'.

  Drake

  Lying, Real, Thinking

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• 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

  Hope, Hip Hop, Musician

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• How can you defame mud when such a beautiful flower grows from it?

  RZA

  Beauty, Beautiful, Flower

  The RZA (2009). “The Tao of Wu”, p.14, Penguin

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• I advise everyone to find an island in this life. Find a place where this culture can't take energy away from you, sap your will and originality. Since anything physical can be mental, that island can be your home. Turn off the electromagnetic waves being forced upon you, the countless invisible forces coming at you all the time.

  RZA

  Inspirational, Life, Home

  The RZA (2009). “The Tao of Wu”, p.21, Penguin

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• Spendin all the money I just worked my ass off for doing things that I won't regret.

  Drake

  Inspirational, Life, Money

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• And I love it when your hair still wet cause you just took a shower. Runnin on a treadmill and only eating salad. Sound so smart like you graduated college, like you went to Yale but you probably went to Howard.

  Drake

  Relationship, Smart, Humble

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• Baby you should bring your best friend, then you should persuade her to let me get some sex in. Don't get offended, baby, that's just a suggestion

  Drake

  Best Friend, Friends, Sexy

  Song: It's Been A Pleasure

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• Don't let mistakes be so monumental, don't let your love be so confidential, don't let your mind be so darn judgemental, and please let your heart be more influential. Be thankful for all that the spirit provides and be thankful for all that you see without eyes.

  Michael Franti

  Love, Positive, Thankful

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• I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further.

  Donald Glover

  Thinking, Want, Audience

  "Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish Gambino backstage at Big Day Out '13". Interview with Shahlin Graves, www.coupdemainmagazine.com. March 21, 2013.

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• Now here's a funky introduction of how nice I am
  Tell your mother, tell your father, send a telegram.

  Phife Dawg

  Mother, Song, Attitude

  "Song: 'Check The Rhime'". 1991.

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