Quotes About Culture

I think that rap is narrative, when it's done right.

Indians have a huge misconception when it comes to rap. It isn't just about heavy beats; it is about poetry.

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.

I think rap is creating a reverse racism.

The rap game without me would be like woofers without bass.

I think stuff on the radio is mostly good, but it's just not what I'm into. I'm not into rap metal.

To me, the 90's signaled the end of glam rock, the beginning of gangsta rap, and hopefully the beginning and end of boy bands.

I don't compose rap songs or party numbers. I only compose folk.

Rap actually took root in the Negro community, and then in the Hispanic community, long before it impacted on the larger American community as a whole.

I love rap.

The bar is so low in rap - mediocrity is king!

I actually grew up break-dancing. When you break-dance you listen to hip-hop and rap, so I've been listening to that music since I was a kid.

A lot of the music, and especially rap, I don't understand.

I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.

If the KKK was smart enough, they would've created gangsta rap because it's such a caricature of black culture and black masculinity.

Rap is supposed to be about keeping it real and not relinquishing your roots in the community. Without that, it's just posturing. Somebody who claims to speak for the 'hood don't need no private jet.

I am looking to get into the grime rap U.K. scene.

You can still make music that people love, but there won't be more innovation. I started listening to electronic music a long time ago. But mostly I listen to rap. I think rap is the most interesting.

I listen to a lot of music, and I listen to some rap, and I do like listening to Biggie Smalls.

Nobody's going to tell me to rap in an American accent.

I think Bhutanese food - long dissed by every food writer out there - has gotten a bum rap.

I would say I'm a fan of late '90s to early 2000s rap. That's where I get all my inspiration from.

Gangsta rap was the most important movement since the beginning of rock n' roll.

Maybe in Latvian one day I'll rap a little bit, but definitely not in English.