Quotes About Performance

An MC is somebody who can control the crowd. An MC is a master of ceremonies so not only can you say your rap, you can rock the party.

I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I see why. There is a certain slickness - there's nothing better than an amazing musical, but an okay musical can be one of the worst times you've ever had.

You don't want me to sing. I could do a really bad karaoke scene, if I had to, but I'd probably choose to rap.

I'm writing songs to perform, to entertain. And when I'm really trying to get inspired, I go backwards, and I just rap.

I've been known to drop a spoken-word bit into a song from time to time. But not straight-up rap. I don't know that I have that gift.

If you do enough rap shows, you get a pretty good sense of an audience. You start to develop this sense of what a feeling of a room or a group is.

There's no reason for somebody who's good at writing rap to be good at freestyling. They're different parts of your brain. You can develop both skills. I'm a much better writer.

There's this thing about authenticity when you rap, right? Whether or not it's real, it has to feel real.

It's all about the flow and the beat. Rap is more than just music now.

No, I can't do rap music!

When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.

Serious rap music puts me to sleep.

A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.

My school had a radio show, and when I first decided to become a rapper, I was on there, and I would, like, freestyle.

I want to show the fans that I do have a voice, as well as I'm a great rapper.

I think Post Malone makes great records, but I don't think he's a good rapper at all.

For me, performing is the biggest part of being a rapper. There's nothing like the feeling of screaming your story to people.

I'm not just a rapper. I'm an entertainer. That's the difference.

I think even before I knew I wanted to be a rapper, I wanted to be an entertainer. I was really into Michael Jackson as a kid.

I think more like an entertainer rather than just a rapper. My overall goal is to never be listed as just a rapper. You know how Michael Jackson was listed as a great entertainer? That's what I want to be.

I'm on the front line and I am a rapper.

'Rapper's Delight' was done in 17 minutes. Just one take, no mistakes, and it went to press from there. The record went platinum in 8 days.

I think if you pick up a microphone and you rap, you're a rapper.

I never wanted to perform like a rapper.