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Quotes About Art

Rap is something you live; hip hop is something you do.
~ KRS-One
I'm not really into rap.
~ Magnus Carlsen
I don't want to see old people doing rap or rock and roll. It makes me cringe.
~ Grace Slick
I just want to paint that picture of Chicago that everybody's missing, and I just want to rap about it.
~ Lil Durk
I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well.
~ Dee Dee Ramone
Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it's like a jackhammer.
~ Bette Midler
When I rap, I get to express myself in a way where putting words together is like poetry, and sometimes it's better to talk in certain expressions than sing, you know? So I love, I love to rhyme when I want to express certain things.
~ Wyclef Jean
The fashion and the rap go hand in hand with New York City.
~ Dave East
I never really liked the idea of rap being a competitive thing. It's not.
~ Chance The Rapper
I write poetry, and I put it to a beat - I mean, that's what they call rap.
~ Lakeith Stanfield
When you rap, you're using all of yourself.
~ Danielle Macdonald
Rap was my drug.
~ Eminem
I think that rap is narrative, when it's done right.
~ Ajay Naidu
Indians have a huge misconception when it comes to rap. It isn't just about heavy beats; it is about poetry.
~ Badshah
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.
~ Rick James
I don't listen to rap all the time. Even though I rap, rap can be nerve-wracking.
~ E-40
And to turn it into rap wasn't too difficult besides just rhymin' the last words of each line.
~ Slick Rick
I'm not very good with rap and things like that.
~ Julie Andrews
I don't compose rap songs or party numbers. I only compose folk.
~ Diljit Dosanjh
I'm just basically spillin' out my emotions to the world. 'Cause rap is about emotion. And I want you to feel what I'm feelin', 'cause that's what it's all about.
~ Ludacris
I love rap.
~ Rick James
I'm also not going to explain something just because I said it in a rap. Take what you want from it.
~ Azealia Banks
I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.
~ Ezra Koenig
I am looking to get into the grime rap U.K. scene.
~ Tom Felton