I have been skeptical, sometimes, about the importance of rap music, which I think is a capitalistic project to make money.
The rap game without me would be like woofers without bass.
I like Biggie. Like 'Pac, he was one of the best rappers in the business. Why would I try to do something to him?
Nas was a huge influence. That's probably my favorite rapper of all time.
I knew I wanted to be a rapper when I was, like, 5.
Hip hop has always been braggin' and boasting and 'I'm better at you than this' and 'I'm better at you than that.'
I never knew anything about rapping.
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.
Some MCs don't take the time to take a beat home or just vibe with it and just figure out, 'How do I attack this track?'
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.
Rap is very competitive. I just think I'm light years better than anybody.
I'm usually bored with both gangsta rappers and underground ones, too.
Nobody wants to hear me rap.
Ever since I was a kid I've been rapping.
Earlier in our country, rapping was not considered as a proper art form, as it is not a song. But now, incorporation of rap in Bollywood songs, is giving rappers a chance to show their talent and it is coming to the mainstream.
I'm not completely at ease at rapping, I can't do it well yet.
I grew up listening to a lot of 2Pac and a lot of East Coast, West Coast rap; Bad Boy, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Biggie, 2Pac. Super hip-hop, super listening to that raw era of music.
You know, Slick Rick was tight at telling stories.
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.
I think everybody has their own inner rap spirit animal.
I'd want to collaborate with Eminem, of all people. Maybe even Lauryn Hill.
I've never considered myself a rapper. I know how to do it. I know how to make my voice project, and I know how to stay on beat and what have you, but I've never considered myself a rapper.
I was just trying to fit into a certain spectrum. Just like, basic rap.
Eminem is a master.
'Going Back to Cali' is one of my favorite songs because of all the East Coast - West Coast rivalry.
