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Quotes About Diversity

I love the grimiest rappers in the world. That's my favorite.
~ Mariah Carey
Guys pit female rappers against each other because female rappers - if you haven't noticed of late - are a lot more interesting than guys.
~ Angel Haze
I would not consider myself to be a quote unquote real New York rapper. I don't even like New York rappers.
~ ASAP Rocky
It's not nice to say it - I know female musicians, but not so many rappers. I can't think of one I idolize, which is sad, but I'm hoping that will change.
~ Awkwafina
We opened the door for women rappers.
~ Pepa
I started listening to rap music in 2012 or something, because that was when I started becoming friends with American people, and they showed me rappers to listen to. I actually started listening to Macklemore a lot. He's the first rapper I started listening to.
~ Rich Brian
Now, I think you'll find a lot of rappers and artists are getting girl managers. It just makes sense. The guys in my team have learnt a lot from bringing girls in.
~ Skepta
Why still be pretty and all that when there's so many girly female rappers already? You can be a rock star instead.
~ Rico Nasty
I used to really like Method Man and Redman for some reason. And Fabolous. A lot of New York rappers, too. Cam'ron. Jim Jones. Hurricane Chris.
~ Ski Mask the Slump God
I listen to most South Florida rappers.
~ Denzel Curry
I notice, a lot of white rappers sometimes, they'll feel like they have to be, like, almost aggressive.
~ Hopsin
I grew up around a bunch of rappers and street dudes and they were always like: 'yo! She's a little different but she's her.' They respected it because you know it wasn't forced, I wasn't posing to be something I wasn't.
~ Tierra Whack
Before I was rapping, I was an interior designer and decorator.
~ Big Freedia
Rapping and singing are not two polar opposites. There's so much middle ground. And I think there's a lot of people who find that middle ground.
~ Ezra Koenig
I think somewhere along the way I realized, 'O.K., no one's gonna care about a chubby Jewish dude rapping.' I realized I'd be better behind the scenes.
~ Benny Blanco
I try to make music, all kinds of music, whether it be singing or rapping.
~ Tory Lanez
When I started out rapping, I became very frightened by the idea that people were trying to pigeonhole me. That's usually what happens to most female rappers. They fit in a box and there's a prototype or person they're compared to.
~ Princess Nokia
It never crossed my mind that I was the white guy rapping. I was best friends with Chamillionaire and whatever he did, I did. If he rapped, I rapped. It was something we did for fun at the track meets or basketball games. Or get in these freestyle cyphers with other schools. Me and Cham rapping together.
~ Paul Wall
Everywhere in Africa, you see Indian, Chinese, Brazilian businesses. Other than Coca Cola and the oil companies, it is very rare to see American businesses.
~ Mo Ibrahim
It's very rare that Black actors get an opportunity to do period pieces and to have a breadth of characters to choose from in their work.
~ Malik Yoba
Imgur offers a rare place for people to express themselves in a real way without the fear of social judgment. Everyone has an equal chance of sharing their story to millions of people because it's not about who you are but about the quality of your content.
~ Alan Schaaf
It's rare to see a person of colour in a lead role. It does matter to a lot of people.
~ Alesha Dixon
It's so rare to have an ensemble cast of women.
~ Tessa Thompson
It's rare in the NBA, but I have a lot of young female fans from eight to eighteen because of the way I dress and the way I do my hair. People sometimes call me a pretty boy, but I embrace it. It's fun, and I guess it just kind of comes with being a good looking white guy in the league.
~ Chandler Parsons