Astro Quotes

I always envisioned myself being a rapper and being in the game and having success, but you never know what it feels like or how you're going to be when you're there.

I think the greatest hip-hop artist of all time is Jay-Z, without a doubt. He just keeps amazing me with his performance, and since '96, that guy has been producing at least one hit every summer and every winter. That's a pretty good resume.

I came from the South Side of Chicago wanting to be a rap artist and make videos.

I'm the best SoundCloud rapper.

My only scheme was to be a rapper.

Some guy was just like, 'You rap fast, man. Like a little machine gun,' and from that moment, I was Lil Uzi.

All my friends were rappers, so I just thought I might as well take a shot at it.

When I made 'Detroit vs. Everybody,' I knew. I knew this for Eminem.

I was a rapper who was 13 or 14 years old at one point, and it was a dream. I used to see videos of other rappers around the world, and I used to hope that I could be like that one day.

I have become their idol. Like, Busta Rhymes has called me twice to come to rap with him, and Big Daddy Kane and Eric B and Rakim, I made a trip to do things with them.

I want to be a rap icon.

I feel like when it comes to rap - like, real rap music - and knowing the pioneers of rap, I feel like there's no competition for me in the NBA. Other guys can rap, but they're not as invested or as deep into actual music as I am and always have been. I think that might be what the difference is. I'm more wanting to be an artist.

I didn't want to be a rapper full time. You know, Big L kinda - God bless the dead - influenced me to do that.

There's gonna be a lot of great songs, but there ain't going to be another 'Trap Queen.'

I've probably wanted to be a rapper since I was a teenager. I was an actor and comedian and stuff, but I always wanted to rap, it was another outlet.

I made the decision that I was going to make rap music in, like, fourth grade, so it's been something I was saying for a long time.

As long as I'm around the cats in the hip hop scene, they'll throw me a track and I'll write a rap over it.

I'd want to collaborate with Eminem, of all people. Maybe even Lauryn Hill.

My favorite rappers are, I can't really say. I like Kanye because he's so creative. He'll just do anything. I like what Kanye's bringing to the game. Lil Wayne. I like Wayne.

I think that Eminem is very talented and remarkably bright, and I actually do like a lot of his music.

If you asked me what pop is right now. I'd say hip hop.

Public Enemy is the security of the hip-hop party.

I want to be able to say that a rap career could be ten albums.

In 1999, I just came out of putting out the song 'Vivrant Thing' and 'Breathe and Stop' off the 'Amplified' album. Clive Davis signed me to Arista.

When I first got into the rap game, I had an early dream of unifying rappers.