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I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me.

— Noel Gallagher

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I loved hip-hop. The first stuff I heard was Public Enemy, and I couldn't believe it. It was amazing, and I've always loved hip-hop.

— Joaquin Phoenix

Rap in general has never been my steez, but I like it.

— Kesha

I don't only like rap music. There's everything from R&B to crazy gangster rap, hip hop... everything! But it all blends together nicely. It's like a magical music rainbow.

— Kreayshawn

I really love rap music. I grew up in the '80s and '90s with Public Enemy, N.W.A., LL Cool J - I'm a hip-hop encyclopedia. But I got kind of frustrated with the chauvinistic side of rap music, the one that makes it hard to write songs about love and relationships.

— Mayer Hawthorne

Rap is always evolving. It's easy for the old school to hate the new school, but it's a music that got a little stifled I think, by the Internet a little bit.

— Ice Cube

Hip-hop is really standoffish. It's really competitive and it's really about who's number one all the time. Sometimes it gets out of hand.

— Nas

I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.

— Nina Simone

I don't listen to much rap, really. I can rarely listen to a whole record of it, because musically, it's very formulaic, and oftentimes it doesn't have the best hooks on every track.

— Nellie McKay

I'm a tremendous believer and supporter in hip-hop and rap.

— Quincy Jones

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't even really like rap music.

— Angel Haze