Azealia Banks Quotes

First thing you have to understand is that freestyling is much different than making hip-hop music: there's another whole element to being a hip-hop MC.

I will rap circles around anybody.

I got a close friend who raps.

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

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

I can't remember 16 bars. Unless you write it, you can't. I just do it bar for bar.

Longevity always come from lyricism. From the people who can actually rap.

To me, rapping is an art.

Of course, if you're gonna make a rap song, you're gonna want to sound like Melle Mel.

I listen to a lot of Biggie, he's so lyrical.

I write poetry, and I put it to a beat - I mean, that's what they call rap.

I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well.

I've been thinking of trying my hand at rap. I've been recording snippets on my BlackBerry.

I've been rapping since I was 18 years old, with a crew called Blades.

I would say I started rapping because my friends were doin' it.

I just love working with Eminem. He's just one of my favorite rappers, and his lyrics - he's a true poet, and I enjoy that about him.

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

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

I had written rap songs in the early '90s and even did a couple homemade rap songs with my brother in like '88 or '89, but it was just like... I don't even know how to say it. Just plain rap. I was just rapping about whatever, there was no real style or direction, it was just semi-braggadocious rhymes that probably imitated 100 other rappers.

Kendrick Lamar is not a whack rapper, not at all. Do I think he's a super-mega-lyricist? Not really.

No shade, and shout out to Lil Pump, but on a track like 'Gucci Gang,' he's not really saying much.

Emceeing has always been about making the most intellectual, most creative, wittiest rhyme as possible regardless of any subject. It was always about bringing the best out of yourself.

I mean, Common was and is like my favorite rapper.

Ghostface, when it comes to hip-hop, was one of my favorite rappers and definitely one of my favorites in the Wu-Tang. He's also a really cool dude.

Lil Wayne, that was one of my main influences, music-wise, because of his wordplay and metaphors.