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Rap Quotes

I think it’s a mistake where rap music is these days. It doesn’t seem to be able to look out of the ghetto and that’s ultimately unfortunate, because it defines our limitations Picture Quote #1

I’m not trying to turn into Eddie Murphy, and just do kids movies the rest of my career. I’m going to still do a wide variety of movies, as well as do hardcore rap Picture Quote #1

I don’t wear the see-through shirts or anything too glittery. I come from that 90s school of rap. Fitted caps, because I got a big head, so snapbacks don’t fit me right Picture Quote #1

I have a very varied taste in music. Everything from rap to classical to Latino to Rat Pack to jazz Picture Quote #1

Meetings get a bad rap, and deservedly so - most are disorganized and distracted. But they can be a critical tool for getting your team on the same page Picture Quote #1

Some of Eminem’s rap songs kind of have the teenage love songs like the fifties love songs. It’s kind of like domestic drama set to music. He is really good storyteller Picture Quote #1

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It’s not that you don’t make any money doing conscious rap music. You make a lot of money doing this, but if you’re greedy and you’re not satisfied with $500,000 a year, and you want $2 million a year, then you will suffer as a conscious rap artist Picture Quote #1

As a conscious rap artist, you should not want to be in a gangster market. You should be trying to establish your own market, create a place where you can be yourself and make some money and feed your family Picture Quote #1

I’m actually a huge fan of hip-hop. I like hip-hop music. I love rap. I like cabaret music, as well. I just love live music and bands Picture Quote #1

The FBI is urging all Americans to beware of any letters or packages that have badly misspelled words. Man, this is going to be terrible news for the rap industry Picture Quote #1

They sought out rap music to attack, but you don’t hear that anymore because it made too much money. They use Che Guevara to sell soft drinks. If something comes out that is radical and it’s successful, then it’s no longer radical. It’s co-opted Picture Quote #1

Rap is something you can just throw on the skillet and fry up real quick. That’s how it comes to me, my train of thought. It’s like getting dressed - I don’t have to sit down and stare at clothes, I just pick what I like and put it on. But rock, you gotta put it in the oven and let it bake Picture Quote #1

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I was lucky enough to see the original cast of ‘In the Heights.’ This one blew my mind. The infusion of Latin, hip hop and rap with musical theatre, great storytelling and talent was a powerful combination to me during a time when I’d not been moved by much! Picture Quote #1

My formative years were in Houston. I was in middle school, and everyone was dropping the last half of their names and adding an ‘o’ to the end. My little crew that I had, we were an all-female rap group, and everyone had an ‘o’ at the end of their name. I was Lisso. Then this dude started getting lazy with it, saying Lizzo Picture Quote #1

Moving to Australia was not a career move, but a quality of life issue. It has no guns, no God, and no gangster rap. As an Ethiopian cab driver said to me the other day when I was returning from a gig in Sydney, Australia is a peaceful, democratic place. I like the relatively stress free lifestyle. It’s worth the drop in income Picture Quote #1

We have to remember that the experience of gangsta rap as such in its foundation is an anti-systemic experience primarily. And it is an anti-systemic experience that is not in some cases politicized, but in general results in a much more transgressive, much more uncomfortable music for the structures of power, than conscious rap or political rap Picture Quote #1

I believe a lot in gangsta rap, I see in it a lot of positive things as it is. I believe it is only about doing politicization work. Revolutionary change will come from there, it won’t come from conscious rap Picture Quote #1

What is MTV doing and what is the hegemonic culture industry promoting in gangsta rap? It is the glorification of violence for the sake of violence, the violence itself, like consumption for the sake of consumption, hypermasculinity writ-large with an adapted potency Picture Quote #1

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I feel like your city - with hip hop in particular, because we’re always beating our chest and shouting where we’re from - your city is just as influential as your parents. Even the grimy, hardcore gangster rap from New York - KRS-One and Wu Tang, the stuff acknowledges it Picture Quote #1

Legions of young hip-hop fans are as against this as hip-hop’s most fierce critics. There is a huge underground movement within hip-hop circles that against these representation. You can hear this message on tons of lyrics and rap songs produced by independent emcees. But they are fighting against a well-oiled and well-financed machine Picture Quote #1

I grew up in the suburbs and was raised on rap radio, so it took me a long time to stumble upon the acoustic guitar as a resource for anything Picture Quote #1

No one raps about food like I do. I rap about fine dishes - like, all kinds of things that only real chefs and real foodies are going to know about Picture Quote #1

New York was at the forefront of rap, so because of all the great people who have gone before me, being a rapper from Queens, I have to live up to those standards. I’m basically just a regular guy who says what he feels and likes to joke. I like long walks on the beach... and I love rap Picture Quote #1

This is just rap. I’m not trying to make people think I’m some sort of scientific wizard or inspirational poet Picture Quote #1

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What is Kanye West’s message? Like most rap, I am the greatest person ever and you’re not. I used to call it affirmative action for the ego Picture Quote #1

I have done a lot of work for affordable housing, rental housing. I understand the rap on me and other liberals is, oh, we push poor people into homeownership. And it’s exactly the opposite of the case. We were trying to prevent those kinds of bad loans Picture Quote #1

I remember rap music. We used to party and dance off of it. Today it’s all about a whole different angle... Rappers are going against each other, and it’s more of a bragging, boasting thing Picture Quote #1

We grew up listening to alternative music from the 90s, and there was no shame in being on a major label and still making the music you wanted to make. I feel like rap rock came around and drew a line in the sand, and everybody that was like me ran away from that and started making indie-rock Picture Quote #1

I love things that are very broad. I love alternative, rock, hip hop, rap, and I’ll go to classical or jazz Picture Quote #1

Rap music is amazing, it’s beautiful. But the problem is the lyrics. The person who writes the lyrics - that’s the problem Picture Quote #1

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I think it’s a mistake where rap music is these days. It doesn’t seem to be able to look out of the ghetto and that’s ultimately unfortunate, because it defines our limitations (Rap Quotes) I’m not trying to turn into Eddie Murphy, and just do kids movies the rest of my career. I’m going to still do a wide variety of movies, as well as do hardcore rap (Rap Quotes) I don’t wear the see-through shirts or anything too glittery. I come from that 90s school of rap. Fitted caps, because I got a big head, so snapbacks don’t fit me right (Rap Quotes) I have a very varied taste in music. Everything from rap to classical to Latino to Rat Pack to jazz (Rap Quotes) Meetings get a bad rap, and deservedly so - most are disorganized and distracted. But they can be a critical tool for getting your team on the same page (Rap Quotes) Some of Eminem’s rap songs kind of have the teenage love songs like the fifties love songs. It’s kind of like domestic drama set to music. He is really good storyteller (Rap Quotes) It’s not that you don’t make any money doing conscious rap music. You make a lot of money doing this, but if you’re greedy and you’re not satisfied with $500,000 a year, and you want $2 million a year, then you will suffer as a conscious rap artist (Rap Quotes) As a conscious rap artist, you should not want to be in a gangster market. You should be trying to establish your own market, create a place where you can be yourself and make some money and feed your family (Rap Quotes) I’m actually a huge fan of hip-hop. I like hip-hop music. I love rap. I like cabaret music, as well. I just love live music and bands (Rap Quotes) The FBI is urging all Americans to beware of any letters or packages that have badly misspelled words. Man, this is going to be terrible news for the rap industry (Rap Quotes) They sought out rap music to attack, but you don’t hear that anymore because it made too much money. They use Che Guevara to sell soft drinks. If something comes out that is radical and it’s successful, then it’s no longer radical. It’s co-opted (Rap Quotes) Rap is something you can just throw on the skillet and fry up real quick. That’s how it comes to me, my train of thought. It’s like getting dressed - I don’t have to sit down and stare at clothes, I just pick what I like and put it on. But rock, you gotta put it in the oven and let it bake (Rap Quotes) I was lucky enough to see the original cast of ‘In the Heights.’ This one blew my mind. The infusion of Latin, hip hop and rap with musical theatre, great storytelling and talent was a powerful combination to me during a time when I’d not been moved by much! (Rap Quotes) My formative years were in Houston. I was in middle school, and everyone was dropping the last half of their names and adding an ‘o’ to the end. My little crew that I had, we were an all-female rap group, and everyone had an ‘o’ at the end of their name. I was Lisso. Then this dude started getting lazy with it, saying Lizzo (Rap Quotes) Moving to Australia was not a career move, but a quality of life issue. It has no guns, no God, and no gangster rap. As an Ethiopian cab driver said to me the other day when I was returning from a gig in Sydney, Australia is a peaceful, democratic place. I like the relatively stress free lifestyle. It’s worth the drop in income (Rap Quotes) We have to remember that the experience of gangsta rap as such in its foundation is an anti-systemic experience primarily. And it is an anti-systemic experience that is not in some cases politicized, but in general results in a much more transgressive, much more uncomfortable music for the structures of power, than conscious rap or political rap (Rap Quotes) I believe a lot in gangsta rap, I see in it a lot of positive things as it is. I believe it is only about doing politicization work. Revolutionary change will come from there, it won’t come from conscious rap (Rap Quotes) What is MTV doing and what is the hegemonic culture industry promoting in gangsta rap? It is the glorification of violence for the sake of violence, the violence itself, like consumption for the sake of consumption, hypermasculinity writ-large with an adapted potency (Rap Quotes) I feel like your city - with hip hop in particular, because we’re always beating our chest and shouting where we’re from - your city is just as influential as your parents. Even the grimy, hardcore gangster rap from New York - KRS-One and Wu Tang, the stuff acknowledges it (Rap Quotes) Legions of young hip-hop fans are as against this as hip-hop’s most fierce critics. There is a huge underground movement within hip-hop circles that against these representation. You can hear this message on tons of lyrics and rap songs produced by independent emcees. But they are fighting against a well-oiled and well-financed machine (Rap Quotes) I grew up in the suburbs and was raised on rap radio, so it took me a long time to stumble upon the acoustic guitar as a resource for anything (Rap Quotes) No one raps about food like I do. I rap about fine dishes - like, all kinds of things that only real chefs and real foodies are going to know about (Rap Quotes) New York was at the forefront of rap, so because of all the great people who have gone before me, being a rapper from Queens, I have to live up to those standards. I’m basically just a regular guy who says what he feels and likes to joke. I like long walks on the beach... and I love rap (Rap Quotes) This is just rap. I’m not trying to make people think I’m some sort of scientific wizard or inspirational poet. (Rap Quotes) What is Kanye West’s message? Like most rap, I am the greatest person ever and you’re not. I used to call it affirmative action for the ego. (Rap Quotes) I have done a lot of work for affordable housing, rental housing. I understand the rap on me and other liberals is, oh, we push poor people into homeownership. And it’s exactly the opposite of the case. We were trying to prevent those kinds of bad loans. (Rap Quotes) I remember rap music. We used to party and dance off of it. Today it’s all about a whole different angle... Rappers are going against each other, and it’s more of a bragging, boasting thing. (Rap Quotes) We grew up listening to alternative music from the 90s, and there was no shame in being on a major label and still making the music you wanted to make. I feel like rap rock came around and drew a line in the sand, and everybody that was like me ran away from that and started making indie-rock. (Rap Quotes) I love things that are very broad. I love alternative, rock, hip hop, rap, and I’ll go to classical or jazz. (Rap Quotes) Rap music is amazing, it’s beautiful. But the problem is the lyrics. The person who writes the lyrics - that’s the problem. (Rap Quotes)

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