![I didn't get into Tupac [Shakur] until a little later, once I started understanding rap and people's stories. Eminem was the first rapper that I actually started dissecting the lyrics, and once I got attached to his stories, then I started listening to Dr. Dre, then Snoop 'cause they were all under one camp.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-didnt-get-into-tupac-shakur-until-a-little-later-once-i-started-understandi.jpg)
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I could never rap, personally. I can't even wrap presents. Chris Colfer
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I've found, across the board, that comedians have been very respectful and kind to me. And that seems to stem from the fact that they are just respectful and kind people in general. Comedians get a bad rap for being dark and anti-social I think. Bo Burnham
rap party school
America...Do not touch my TV, my DVD, my stereo, my dual-deck VCR. Do not touch my old school, my new school, my slow jams, my party jams, my happy rap, and you better not touch...My James Brown. Bernie Mac
rap not-good-enough trying
I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know. Dee Dee Ramone
rap trying throat
I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats.
rap done wells
I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well.
rap party boys
Billboard called my solo album, 'Standing In The Spotlight,' a great party album and even said that my raps put the Beastie Boys to shame.
rap tired rocks
I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.
rap thinking ideas
It just happens to be that people like to associate poetry and rap music. I think that idea is kind of corny. Earl Sweatshirt
rapper white people
When white people wear baggy clothing and speak gibberish they're homeless, when black people wear baggy clothing and speak gibberish they're called rappers Carlos Mencia
rapper singers
I am a singer, not a full-on rapper. Cher Lloyd
rapper people feelings
For me, performing is the biggest part of being a rapper. There's nothing like the feeling of screaming your story to people. Chance The Rapper
rapper chance evolve
Chance the Rapper' is many things. I'm constantly evolving.
rapper drunk citizens
When I was at Upright Citizens Brigade, I would pretend to be a sad, drunk rapper. Bobby Moynihan
rapper ideas records
I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a rapper. Don Cheadle
rapper people way
People said that way back in the early days I was probably one of the first rappers; the reason is that I couldn't sing, so I had to talk! Lou Reed was probably the one who started it all. Alan Vega
rapper views years
I strive for perfection, but Im not perfect. But what I can say is my morals are totally different than any other 24-year-old rapper my age now. I look at life totally different. A whole other aspect. I have different views and morals on life in general. And opinions. ASAP Rocky
rapper guy comedian
Being a rapper is about being cool, but being a comedian, you're not supposed to be the coolest guy. Aziz Ansari
understanding mind half
It is with disease of the mind, as with those of the body; we are half dead before we understand our disorder, and half cured when we do. Charles Caleb Colton
understanding vietnam realizing
As I come to understand Vietnam and what it implies about the human condition, I also realize that few humans will permit themselves such an understanding. Alan Moore
understanding sides stories
If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all. Chinua Achebe
understanding levels fox-news
There are a lot of folks at Fox News who bring a certain level of sophistication to their understanding of politics. David Shuster
understanding safe too-much
This was the consequence of seeing too much and understanding the horrible truth: No one is safe. The world is not manageable. David Sedaris
understanding realizing understood
I'd always thought that I understood this, but lately I realize that what I call "understanding" is basically just fantasizing.
understanding humanity different
What helps you as an actor when it comes to roles is that deeper understanding of so many different fractions of humanity. Because oftentimes, even in comedy, there is conflict. David Koechner
understanding curiosity kind
Understanding is a kind of ecstasy Carl Sagan
understanding joining magnificence
The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos.