Quotes About Rap

I always wanted to do a record called, 'The Three J's,' because you got me, Jay Rock, you got J. Cole, and you got Jay Z. I thought that it would be dope. I said, if I couldn't get Jay Z, we'll get Jay Electronica.

YBN is family. Everybody in YBN is family. Nahmir and Jay, those are really my brothers.

Jay Z and Biggie and Nas always listened to my direction. They listened and they applied it and I also listened to their opinions and that's why the records came out so good.

Jay Prince was instrumental in everything that came out of Rap-a-Lot, especially anything that had to do with the Geto Boys or Scarface.

Me and my homeboy Almighty Jay - he YBN too - we used to just be freestyling in XBOX parties.

Jay-Z has always been a huge figure in hip-hop.

I've always loved Jay-Z's music and loved what he's done.

Wasn't nobody wearing diamond necklaces until Jay-Z jumped out there with them.

I like Jay-Z for his lyrics, his flow; he's always forward thinking.

I respect Jay-Z. I like him.

I've hung out with Jay-Z a couple of times, and he was awesome.

With Jay-Z, it's hard not to be amazing.

You going to call me arrogant for believing in myself? Come on! It's a competitive sport. Rappin' is the closest thing to boxing. Jay-Z said that. You gotta fight every day.

I don't hate Jay-Z. I think he's dope.

I stopped writing lyrics down on paper after me and Jay-Z did 'Money In the Bank.' They're something I just hold in my mind.

Eminem is a major star. Em and JAY-Z have achieved things that I have never came close to achieving in my life. They are both major stars in Hip Hop. And to top it off, they are both very lyrical.

I used to love listening to Jazzy Jeff.

I'm down with Jim Jones.

Key! is the greatest rapper alive. I honestly, truly believe that no one is as effortless, weird, and creative, and themselves as he has been for years and years.

I don't wanna be yelling all my life. How loud did I have to yell to say that Jay-Z was the man and the best rapper of all time?

I head a Salt-n-Pepa song one time, where they named every rapper in New York. And they didn't name us!

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.

I kind of remember a friend of mine saying, like, you guys should make a rap record. You know, because we were already making punk records. We were a punk band. And I kind of thought, that's crazy.

My parents are both into music. My mom sings and my dad plays piano, so there was always music everywhere. I was singing at a very young age, but I actually got my buzz through rapping.