#rappers

Why shouldn't rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess it's this old idea of containment - that rappers, because they're black, can't and shouldn't aspire to look outside the ghetto for influence. ↗

— Saul Williams

#aspire #because #black #criticism #current

The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And they'll tell you if you ask. ↗

— Isaac Hayes

#based #created #gone #hit #influence

Guys pit female rappers against each other because female rappers - if you haven't noticed of late - are a lot more interesting than guys. ↗

— Angel Haze

#because #each #female #guys #haven

I looked at the rap community like street kids wanting their own brand. But now I look at that period with the rappers in the 90s as a trend of the moment. What it taught me was never to follow a trend, because trends move on. ↗

— Tommy Hilfiger

#brand #community #follow #i #kids

You take the quote from Sam Jackson about how he'll never work with a rapper, and I can understand where he's coming from because he says rappers can't act. ↗

— Anthony Anderson

#act #because #coming #how #i

I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that. ↗

— Morris Chestnut

#acting #actor #because #best #def

Rappers tend to use words sometimes that just rhyme and don't really mean nothing. ↗

— Trick Daddy

#mean #nothing #rappers #really #rhyme

I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids. ↗

— Katy Perry

#funny #guys #hung #i #kids

You can write a great country record and still be angry. Who's angrier than Toby Keith? He's angrier than the average 10 rappers. ↗

— Chris Rock

#average #country #great #great country #keith

I understand what rappers are talking about. I think rap is less about educating people about the black community and more about making money. ↗

— Dennis Rodman

#black #black community #community #educating #i