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.
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.
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?'
Ever since I was a kid I've been rapping.
I'm usually bored with both gangsta rappers and underground ones, too.
Nobody wants to hear me rap.
You know, Slick Rick was tight at telling stories.
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.
Eminem is a master.
'Going Back to Cali' is one of my favorite songs because of all the East Coast - West Coast rivalry.
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.
