Jessica Sanchez Quotes

I don't like rap that doesn't have a story behind it.

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

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

Drake, I'd like to collaborate with. He's a phenomenal lyricist. Probably the best rapper in the world at the moment. I love Kanye but there's something about Drake; he's more straight up, really clever and really poetic and metaphorical - I love that. He's just clever.

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'm the greatest game-spitter of all time. I talk about the swell, the block, the 'hood. I'm a street commentator. I narrate how people live. That's E-40.

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

When I started listening to rap music, I loved the fact that there were stories being told in 16 bars.

B.G. was just like his lyrics.

I love rap lyrics, I love hearing people rap, I love molding a thought or idea into the shape that fits on a rap beat.

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

Biggie and Big Pun were the best storytellers of the '90s. I would get wrapped up in the narrative of what they were talking about.

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

Although rap is about boasting, it's also about honesty and expressing your emotions.

It's bad poetry executed by people that can't sing. That's my definition of Rap.

I don't think I would change really anything about rap. Rap don't have no limits to it, and I like it like that.

The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.

Rap in general has never been my steez, but I like it.

I like anything by 50 Cent and Snoop Dog. I love the way they mouth their way around words.

Eventually, I started to actually enjoy rapping.

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

Eminem has been someone that I've always considered the greatest ever, to ever do it. You know what I mean? In every aspect, the storytelling abilities, lyrical ability, honesty. You can hear it in my music that I'm heavily influenced by that.

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.

There are thousands of Eminems. Just listen to a song. There are thousands of them. It's just that he had the talent. It's like someone with a talent to hit a baseball. He had the talent to write lyrics.