Hip hop is arguably the most popular and influential musical genre. It incorporates dynamic beats with, most importantly, lyrics that express thought and feelings. Every now and again, rich affluent rappers say something that is relatable to the population’s majority. Here are 12 quotes that relate to college students.
Relationships
“They say the first love is the sweetest, but that first cut is the deepest.” – Drake “Karaoke”
“I'm just tryna read your mind, I'm just tryna feed you mine
I'm just tryna give you light, they just tryna leave you blind” – Wale “Lotus Flower Bomb”
‘Pray for the reign, gotta deal with mud too.” – Bas “Penthouse”
“I took my bruises, took my lumps, fell down and got right back up.” – Eminem “Beautiful”
Change
“Things change, rearrange and so do I. It ain’t always for the better, dawg I can’t lie.” – J Cole ’03 "Adolescence”
“I lost a lot of friends and they ain’t even dead. When I was on my way up, why you ain’t see the stairs?” – Wale “LoveHate Thing”
Having Fun
“I’m gonna spend it all. Why wait another day?” – Wiz Khalifa “When I’m Gone”
“Feeling lit, feeling like 2 a.m. summer night” – Kid Cudi “Pursuit of Happiness”
“Hey, to the college kids no scholarships starting your semester,
Unpacking your suitcases filling up your dresser
Enjoy it while you got it, after that it’s God bless ya
Life is your professor, know that bitch is gon' test ya.” -- J Cole “Villematic”
“You see, if you ever wanted to ever be anything
There'd always be somebody that shoot down any dream.” – Kanye West “Bring Me Down”
Be Unique
“Don’t ever forget the moment you began to doubt, transitioning from fitting in to standing out” -- Drake “Say What’s Real”
“Yall too plain, I'm a helicopter.” – Lil Wayne “Banned from TV”
