Rap Quotes
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With the black male as a teenager, where you're coming from the ghettos and that kind of stuff, you've got to assert yourself, be macho, not let anybody walk over you, so that's where all this unnecessary bullshit comes from - from egos. That's why there are a lot of fights. That's how come the whole thing with rap has been violent. It's because of the male ego.
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed
A Tribe Called Quest
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Breathe in...inhale vapors from bright stars that shine,
Breathe out...weed smoke retrace the skyline.
Yasiin Bey
Black Star
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How far must you go to gain respect? Um...
Well, it's kind of simple: just remain your own.
Or you'll be crazy sad and alone.
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed
A Tribe Called Quest
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The world is full of bullshitters,
Liars, and triers and quitters,
Coulda-beens, wannabe's, thought-I-was, isn't-I-is's...
And everybody in your business.
Aceyalone
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The perpetuation of gangster rap has really put a negative image on the city of Compton... So I look forward to addressing that image, changing it and making it more accurate.
Aja Brown
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This thing called rhymin' is no different than coal minin';
We both on assignment to unearth the diamond.
Yasiin Bey
Black Star
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know the feelin, when you feelin like a villain,
You be havin good thoughts but the evils be revealin'.
And the stresses of life can take you off the right path,
Jealousy and envy tends to infiltrate your staff...
We gotta hold it down so we can move on past
All adversities, so we can get through fast.
Kamaal Ibn John Fareed
A Tribe Called Quest
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I started singing to this one John Legend record; it was called 'Each Day Gets Better,' or something like that. I started to realize, 'Wow, I really sound like this dude. If I keep doing this, maybe I can sound dope like John Legend and still rap.'
Daystar Peterson
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I think it's important for people to understand that as a woman, I can only rap about the parts I have.
Nora Lum
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Rock 'n' roll is sexuality personified. It is attitude. It is all the things that your parents told you not to do. It's the freedom to express yourself. It's being alive. It expresses the times. It's a magazine, a newspaper that tells the truth. If you listen to rap today, it's all about the truth. And that's what we all want. Just give me a little truth.
Steven Tyler
Aerosmith
