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My character is meant to know nothing about rap, and not to like it very much, but I know about it, because my kids make me listen to it. There's some rap I do like very much. I like Eminem, Blackalicious.

I listen to Jay-Z, Nelly, Nas, Ludacris and all the young kids out there. I listen to them, and I have mad respect for them.

I guess, like, I've always listened to rap, and I remember I specifically started listening to, like, pop-rap when I was, like, 11, you know, like Shaggy. I love Shaggy. And then I discovered, like, underground rap when I got to high school, and really, that's when it kind of blossomed. I don't feel like my love for rap blossomed off of Shaggy.

I'll always love rap, no matter what's going on.

There was so much music growing up. But definitely Lil Wayne was a big influence because I had more of an understanding of what I was listening to when I was getting older.

I liked rap from a young age, from listening to MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice.

My taste for rappers is very high. I've only worked with, like, Pac and Jay-Z and Scarface.

I like Eminem's style, and Missy Elliott. I really like M.I.A.

I've studied rap in every borough.

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.

My favorite rappers are, I can't really say. I like Kanye because he's so creative. He'll just do anything. I like what Kanye's bringing to the game. Lil Wayne. I like Wayne.

I don't even really like rap music.

As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.

I love listening to Lil' Wayne, Drake, and Eminem to get me fired up!

Well unfortunately I didn't work with Andre much. But rap is a strong presence in the culture and anyone is going to grateful for its appearance, grateful for any kind of music that has the kind of effect that rap has had on us all.

Bone Thugs is one of my favorite rap groups of all time. I listened to them all the time when I was a kid.

I don't know how the rap game is, because I'm a fan of reality, and the rap game's entertainment.

It's hard to say a favorite rapper. If I had to pick two, I'm going to go with Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z.

I appreciate Drake's music, I appreciate Future's music, I appreciate Lil Durk's music. I appreciate Uzi, Meek Mill, I appreciate Migos.

I love me some Kendrick Lamar, love J. Cole.

I think Lil Uzi is dope. Future is dope. I love Young Thug. I'm a huge Young Thug fan.

A lot of the music, and especially rap, I don't understand.

I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.

I'm a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.

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.'