Charlamagne tha God Quotes

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

I still very much appreciate the storytelling of the best rappers.

Rap is only one end of a whole spectrum of verbal play and virtuosity. Rap is geared for aural pleasure.

I feel like with a lot of Madlib's beats, they are made for storytelling. I feel like when I'm working on stuff with him, I can really get into the storytelling aspect mode of my flow.

When you're looking for good lyrics, you turn to Kendrick Lamar, you turn to J Cole, you turn to Wale, you turn to Chance the Rapper, you turn to Rapsody. You don't turn to Post Malone.

What inspires me about rap is that it's written in an almost poetic way. I just think it's so cool.

You hear what Thug says in his songs - the musical level of it is so crazy that it doesn't register with some people, so they call it trash. But anybody who loves music can appreciate what he's doing.

I don't want people to confuse me as an MC that talk about nothing.

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

Not everybody is a great rapper; not everybody lives for the art of lyricism.

You know, I'm the 1st black solo MC from Detroit. I didn't do the 50 Cent sales but hey... I got a long career, I'm still young and I'm trying to bring really good music.

There's a guy on YouTube named Mac Lethal - he spits hot fire.

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

Big Rube was on my first album and some of my mixtapes. His words are so powerful. I want to speak every word he says into existence. I wanna be a part of that! I wanna be a part of greatness. His wordplay is great to me.

I've been trying to nail it into everyone's heads that I feel like I am the most versatile rapper.

I think hip-hop does a very good job of infusing comedy and humor and wit into music, a lot more than other genres.

Hip-hop is not all '2 Chainz' - although '2 Chainz' is awesome. How he does that with metaphors, I don't know.

I still wanna rap better than everybody else, and I wanna say important things.

The MC that we love are usually the ones that we consider be kinda heartless, like 50 Cent. That's pretty much the prowess and power of an MC. That's what sells.

This is going to seem odd, but I love Eminem because he has so much conviction and emotion in the way he raps. Every word that he raps, you feel it.

As far as rapping goes, as long as you are telling the truth and you have a good flow, then you win.

People compare me to Kendrick. I've seen comparisons with Jay-Z, with Nas, with Chance The Rapper. I get a lot of Eminem comparisons.

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

Nas' storytelling was just fire.

I definitely am the best rapper alive, mark my words.