“As hip-hop's most famous figure, Kanye West, appalls his fans with a stream of hurtful statements, hip-hop listeners are suddenly finding solace in Childish Gambino, a figure that once left some of them baffled and others dismissive.”— Elias Leight, rollingstone.com
“It don't matter how much money you got or you lack/When that check clear don't forget your children is still black.”— CHIKA, twitter.com
“Rather than trying to put an end to Eminem or some other rapper, politicians should think about why they're rapping. It's easier to try to censor some kid who's swearing about poverty than it is to stop the poverty.”— Willie Nelson, en.wikiquote.org
“I'm beginnin' to feel like a Rap God, Rap God. All my people from the front to the back nod, back nod. Now who thinks their arms are long enough to slap box, slap box. They said I rap like a robot, so call me Rap-bot.”— Eminem, open.spotify.com
“What I had to do There was something other than making money Where I had to go There was some kind of dream for me too”— Epik High, open.spotify.com
“What’s always been asked of me Is to reach a bit higher than I’m able to The standards of the world is becoming like Everest The more I go towards the top, stress builds up like a mountain I know I can never rest”— Epik High, open.spotify.com
“The media says you have a right to know But they make you forget your right to live”— Epik High, open.spotify.com
“When the night gets dark Let me be your fire In a world full of lies My only truth is you”— BLACKPINK, open.spotify.com
“I can’t tell if my heart’s even beating Sometimes I think it’s just for you That I live and breathe...”— BLACKPINK, open.spotify.com
“I gotta be, I gotta be, I gotta be the one To make my momma proud, feel like her only son”— Vince Staples, open.spotify.com
“You're looking at a person telling them that they story don't matter is really no better than me, walkin' down the streets tryna shoot at somebody. Cause all we got is these dreams man and y'all ain't never had to not have nothing, and that's the last thing you want for anybody. Is to not really hav…”— Vince Staples, open.spotify.com
“I don't talk about these things if I haven't lived them, and I've hurt people in my life. It's something I still have to think about when I sleep at night.”— Kendrick Lamar, npr.org
“You can have the platinum album, but when you still feel like you haven't quite found your place in the world — it kind of gives a crazy offset”— Kendrick Lamar, npr.org
“We made a right, then made a left, then made a right Then made a left, we was just circling life.”— Kendrick Lamar, amazon.com
“Look at me, I'm a loser, I'm a winner, I'm good, I'm bad, I'm a sinner, I'm a killer, what I'm doing, I'm saying that I'm human."”— Kendrick Lamar, amazon.com