Killer Mike Quotes About Rappers

Quotes about: Rappers

• I learned to fly planes at fifteen years old because one of my teachers thought I'd be a better pilot than rapper.

  Killer Mike

  Teacher, Rapper, Years

  Interview with Eric Ducker, believermag.com. July 2014.

• Most rappers are black men. If you're a black man, you owe something to the community that you came from. If you're rapping about the community that you came from, and you're romanticizing parts of it for the entertainment of people who don't look like you, you certainly owe something to the community.

  Killer Mike

  Rap, Men, People

  Interview with Eric Ducker, believermag.com. July 1, 2014.

• Ninety-eight percent of blacks voted for President Obama. That means these people are tied to that political party in a way that's different from other groups of people. Certain rappers always want to represent the Democratic side because they know that's safe and that's what represents their community. I tend to just do what I feel is right by all people.

  Killer Mike

  Party, Mean, Rapper

  Source: pitchfork.com

• I can't expect rappers to be politicized when Americans are not socially motivated enough to care about their own lives and public policy as much as they were even 20 years ago. But I'm compelled to make the music I make regardless.

  Killer Mike

  Rapper, Care, Enough

  Source: pitchfork.com

• My family have always supported my rap - and they know I love them when I rap about them - but I'm just Michael Jackson to them. They care more about me. I express my love for them in a much more personal way on this record. It's about our conversations; my fear, and their advice. I know my sisters are gonna hear "Willie Burke Sherwood", which is named for my grandfather, and cry. I used to do music for me, because my ego needed it, but now I'm doing music for my family and friends who helped me become a rapper.

  Killer Mike

  Rap, Advice, Ego

  Source: pitchfork.com

• Being a black rapper is like being a Southern, socialite woman: You're always worried about appearances.

  Killer Mike

  Rapper, Southern, Black

  Source: pitchfork.com

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