“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.”
Michael Eric Dyson
“It's not like we just changed a rapper for a singer, ... We happen to have one of the greatest rock singers of all time.”
Tom Morello
“[On the other hand, rapper nicknames] come from anywhere, ... And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop.”
Bill Adler
“[But rapper nicknames] come from anywhere, ... And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop.”
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon.' Need I say more?”
Chris Rock
“You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.”
Charles Barkley
“I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could just drop an album and channel all my ideas, anger, humor and energy into some music and be done with it.”
Todd Boyd
