Rap Quotes
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I don't even really like rap music.
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I'm the rap version of Dave Chappelle. I'm not sayin' I'm nearly as talented as Chappelle when it comes to political and social commentary, but like him, I'm laughing to keep from crying.
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Rap to me is a modern blues. But until we really confront the truth, we are going to have a Tupac or Eminem or Biggie Smalls to remind us about it - and thank God.
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I grew up in the '90s. My goal isn't to be a '90s rapper, but I have little hints of '90s influence in my music. It's a modern approach to classic rap.
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Rappers spit rhymes that are mostly illegal, MC's spit rhymes to uplift their people.
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We got to stay awake for all these lizards and snakes; Some of them come as friends, some of them come as Jakes.
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We ain't speak, clicking heat is our Morse code.
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I don't know how the rap game is, because I'm a fan of reality, and the rap game's entertainment.
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Life is something you can't borrow and give back;
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I think rap definitely has its place in the art world. I think it is an art form. But, just like any art form, you can misuse it.
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This is a robbery, boy, gimme them dollars. We hit the lottery, boy, it's in ya wallets!
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Let's be real: dads get a bad rap in the media. We're talking Vanilla Ice's 'Ninja Rap' bad. More often than not, they're either pop lockin' Soul Train-style after learning they aren't the father, or they're selfish man-children who have more toys than brain cells.
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I listen a lot to rap, and I'm inspired to take it, to use it in another way, to get the message across.
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That's why I make mixtapes. That's why I work with Don Cannon; that's why i work with Big Sean. Even though I don't rap, I got love and acceptance in that community, and that's something that I really take seriously and hold close to my heart.
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Who else is putting seven figures down for unreleased rap tracks?
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Every song on '10 Day' is a completely different sound - the cadence, the flow, even the production - because I like so many different types of music and because my taste is so refined. 'Acid Rap' is another tape where every song sounds different.
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The literacy level at Mississippi prisons? Fifth grade. Can't read, what are you going to do? If you've got a conviction rap, what are you going to do? It's a real crisis.
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The biggest rap on me is that I don't find a Watergate every couple of years. Well, Watergate was unique. It's not something Carl Bernstein, I, or the Washington Post caused.
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I wanna show you I can out-rap your favorite rappers. I wanna show you I can out-produce your favorite producers. So I'm constantly getting better and I understand that there's always room for growth, especially in quality, sonic quality.
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Chicago is the only major city in the country where you can easily buy your way out of a murder rap.
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I never really liked the idea of rap being a competitive thing. It's not.
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If you stay in one place, you can only rap about one thing because that's all you know.
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Rap is really just too conventional. Everybody does the same thing. No one ever pushes the box.
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Do the math: You never settle for less than the whole if you knew the half.
