Hip Hop Quotes

I love Dr. King, but violence might be necessary; Cause when you live on MLK and it gets very scary, You might have to pull your AK, send one to the cemetery.

Player haters be givin' me harsh looks, But I'm tryin to sell records like Garth Brooks.

Just because no one can understand how you speak, Don't necessarily mean that what you be sayin is deep.

Hip-hop culture is deeply rooted in the wrong things. Hip-hop is about drugs right now. It's more so about drugs - about selling drugs, about using drugs - it's bad for kids.

I got the Rolly on my arm and I'm pouring Chandon And I roll the best weed cause I got it going on.

Miss can I get a second to speak and quietly mention, That I am so into who you are, can I get your attention?

When I hit the bong I'm Godzilla takin' over Hong Kong Eatin' wonton with a shotgun in long johns.

I said 'boss' and I meant that, advance you spent that Corvette so clean, you'll think Bruce Springsteen rent that

You wanna look pretty though, in my video

So get up, get, get get down 911 is a joke in yo town

Rappers act so wild, and love to profile, Frontin' hard, but ain't got no style.

Lyrically I'm supposed to represent, I'm not only the client, I'm the player president

Well, hip-hop is what makes the world go around.

We were just drinking some joint juice earlier.

Food for thought, eat my words with your mind: Emcees are grapes, and grapes are crushed to wine.

You are not doing hip hop; you ARE hip hop.

You were put here to protect us. But who protects us from you?

When I met you last night baby Before you opened up your gap I had respect for ya lady But now I take it all back

Take the first chance that you get, because you may never get another one.

Living well eliminates the need for revenge.

It don't make sense: either you a soldier from the start, Or a actor with a record deal tryin' to play the part.

They're gonna try to tell you no, shatter all your dreams. But you gotta get up and go and think of better things.

Weird like Murdock, thinkin' like Hannibal, Man like Face but I'm wild like B.A.

Every time you see me that Hammer's just so hype I'm dope on the floor and I'm magic on the mic

I'm over dey heads like a bulemic on a seesaw

Now my helmet's on, you can't tell me I'm not in space.

We got to stay awake for all these lizards and snakes; Some of them come as friends, some of them come as Jakes.

Every word I utter for hip hop lovers Will reflect forever like two mirrors facing each other.

He was not hip-hop's most gifted emcee. Still, Shakur may be the most influential and compelling rapper of them all, he was more than the sum of his artistic parts.

It was you that chose your due, You built a maze you can't get through. I tried to help you all I can, Now I can't do nuttin' for you, man!

No-frill rappers: you will evaporate, disintegrate, deflate to your fate, as the great will dominate straight to the state Of reignin', gainin'...So put Kane in That category. Period. End of story.

The principles of true hip-hop have been forsaken, It's all contractual and about money makin'.

It's not about a salary, it's all about reality.

So I don't only watch my back, I watch my front, Cause it's the niggaz who front, they be pulling stunts!

It was the beauty that caught me and held my soul hostage... Remember those days? Had you smellin' my boxers.

Difficult takes a day Impossible takes a week I do this in my sleep

Satisfaction, I have the right tactics... And if you need em I got crazy prophylactics.

Let me spell my name out for you, it's Ricky: R: Ravishing, I: Impress, C: Courageous or Careless, K: for the Kangols which I've got, That I wear everyday and Y: Why not?

I'm down for you, so ride with me. My enemies your enemies, Cause you ain't ever had a friend like me.

Time is money, every moment is costly, So I ration emotion, 'cause existence exhausts me.

The jazz I love is sweet and pure with raw elements, which is exactly what the good hip-hop is doing now.

The God's tropical...ladies call me 'Black Fruit Punch.'

Screamin' 'Carpe Diem!' until I'm a Dead Poet.

I'm just basically spillin' out my emotions to the world. 'Cause rap is about emotion. And I want you to feel what I'm feelin', 'cause that's what it's all about.

My genes tie me to those that despised me.

I'm sautéing emcees with fried rice up in the wok without the MSG and chopped celery.

If you ain't using all the talents God provided you with For the betterment of Man, understand, You ain't nothing but a waste.

Standing at the bus stop sucking on a lollipop Once she gets pumping its hard to make the hottie stop

Everybody's got opinions on the way you're livin', But see, they can't fill your shoes.

Most rappers these days is actors, And I can't keep watching the same movie.