Catchy Rap Quotes

Educated: no. Stupid: yes.
And when I say "stupid," I mean stupid fresh. ~ Ad-Rock

The N-word is certainly not a word that has, as many suggest, been kept alive solely by hip-hop and rap artists. White people have been keeping the word alive and well too. Any movie about slavery or black history could reasonably include the word a few times just to remind us of how terrible we all used to be, to remind us of the work we have yet to do. And still, the televised version of Roots manages to depict the realities of slavery without the N-word and the miniseries is nearly ten hours long. ~ Roxane Gay

I love you, Scarlett, because we are so much alike, renegades, both of us, dear, and selfish rascals. Neither of us cares a rap if the whole world goes to pot, so long as we are safe and comfortable. ~ Margaret Mitchell

What you base your happiness around?
Material, women, and large paper?
That means you inferior, not major. ~ Nas

I cannot stand no wack MC.
So step back if you please,
And don't test me, you're history. ~ Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

I operate in such a vacuum. I write by myself, it's a very solitary experience, and I'm not used to, I've never had a label or anyone to say, "We wanna hear a single, we gotta come back and retool some of these songs until they're more catchy." ~ Nicholas Thorburn

I don't want to see old people doing rap or rock and roll. It makes me cringe. ~ Grace Slick

All of my projects are done right because I know the game, and I consider myself a rap expert. ~ Shaquille O'Neal

You can take back all the things you give,
But you can't take back the days you live.
Life is to some people who've been on earth
Livin' every single day for what it's worth.
I live life just how I please,
Satisfy one person I know: that's me. ~ Too $hort

The poor get worked, the rich get richer,
The world gets worse, do you get the picture?
The poor gets dead, the rich get depressed,
The ugly get mad, the pretty get stressed.
The ugly get violent, the pretty get gone,
The old get stiff, the young get stepped on.

Whoever told you that "it was all good" lied,
So throw your fists up if you not satisfied. ~ J-Live

Who knows but we may count among our intellectual chickens
Like them an Earl of Thackeray and p'raps a Duke of
Dickens ~ W.S. Gilbert

Think, just blink and I made ... a million rhymes.
Just imagine if you blinked ... a million times.
Damn, I'd be paid ... I got it made. ~ Special Ed

It's natural. I freestyle, meaning that I just rap. I might put words on paper, but I just put a beat on my rap, and go off the top of my head. It's something I've been able to do for a long time. ~ Snoop Dogg

When Lin optioned his book, Ron was relieved that the Founding Father who had the most dramatic and least appreciated life story would finally get his due - even though a rap musical was the last way that Ron had anticipated Hamilton getting it. ~ Lin-Manuel Miranda

I love rap, and I try to write a bit like a rapper, to have a flow. ~ Jess Glynne

I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me. ~ Noel Gallagher

I wish I could end every rap song I didn't like with a buzzer. ~ Drew Carey

Throw dirt on me, and grow a wild flower ~ Lil' Wayne

I just consider myself an artist. I don't really rap. I don't really sing. I just do what I feel is good, and people like it. ~ Fetty Wap

I ain't the captain of the yacht, but I'm on the boat;
I ain't acting what I'm not, knowing that I don't.
You niggaz acting like you will, but I know you won't.
Man, I read between the lines of the eyes of your brows,
Your handshake ain't matchin your smile ... ~ Beanie Sigel

There's no rap against comics that isn't true. They were sexist, they were racist, you name it - and they kind of gloried in that. ~ Jules Feiffer

Teachers who pander to minority students by turning their courses into rap sessions and ethnic navel-gazing exercises capture their interest and allegiance. ~ Thomas Sowell

I don't have to put out another rap record. I can do it at my casual pace. ~ Ice-T

I just wanna affect the culture and wanna be able to support young people with goals that aren't just limited to rapping and producing. ~ Wale

Couldn't afford a car so he named his daughter Alexis ~ Kanye West

The future is born, put the past in a casket ~ Lil' Wayne

I'm into the lyrical side of rap. I listen to some old Eminem songs and think, 'Wow, he's a genius.' He's one of the greatest poets of our time. Even when he's out of control, like on 'Cold Wind Blows,' it's incredible. ~ Phoebe Tonkin

You know that I can make hits. You know I can do all these rap records. So, I'm going to start opening up and letting you know my struggles. ~ Future

No one can identify the uninformed until they voice their ignorance about a topic. Silence is a fool's best friend. Sadly, he is often too foolish to realize it. ~ Carlos Wallace

I can rap. Not openly in the world, but it's important that people know! I can rap for a very specific reason, which is that in college I was in an improv comedy group, and we did musical improv. ~ Allison Williams

I've known a lot of cops like him over the years. Veterans, usually. Older. They have experience, but they lack the humanity that would otherwise define them as good cops. The more they see, the less they feel. The less they care. They become cynical and bitter and apathetic. They give all cops a bad rap. ~ Linda Castillo