Skepta Quotes

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

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'm into the lyrical side of rap. I listen to some old Eminem songs and think, 'Wow, he's a genius.' He's one of the greatest poets of our time. Even when he's out of control, like on 'Cold Wind Blows,' it's incredible.

I came up in hip-hop, where people value the ability to tell it straight.

I have to be able to rap. I don't have the look. I don't have the typical slim-dude, fancy-clothes look. That's not me. I have to be able to rap - there is no other choice, or else I get eaten alive.

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.

When you start rhyming, it's hard to find things that rhyme with Yauch, Horovitz and Diamond.

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.

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

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

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

Sometimes I want to be completely outlandish and funny, but sometimes I feel the need to prove myself as a rapper.

When I did rap and rhyme, it wasn't just a word that rhymed with another one.

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.

Nas' storytelling was just fire.

If you just freestyle, everybody is gonna go, 'Freestyle.'

Key! is the greatest rapper alive. I honestly, truly believe that no one is as effortless, weird, and creative, and themselves as he has been for years and years.

I just simply rap about my life.

I will rap circles around anybody.

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

A lot of songs I'm kind of singing and rapping.

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'm living proof that there's no age limit to rapping.