Chance The Rapper Quotes

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

My only scheme was to be a rapper.

When I was a kid, my favorite rapper was 50 Cent. He was definitely a big influence on why I wanted to do music.

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

I was a real big fan of Lil Wayne when he first came out.

I've always been rapping before I was making money off of it. Before I made a profit, I had always been rapping.

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 like underground rappers - Cory Gunz is a young kid that's been really doing his thing. I'm a Gym Class Heroes type of fan even though they're not new, but they're definitely trendsetters.

I don't even really like rap music.

I started rapping when I was about 12 or 13, just playing around with it.

Lil Wayne was one of my favorite rappers.

I did rap when I was a teenager - started rapping when I was nine, and started singing when I was 20. I kinda sing like a rapper would sing.

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

I am not a rapper. And I believe people in India are not even clear with the whole idea of rap or what it signifies.

I had this dream to be a rapper when I was younger.

Look at Pusha-T. He makes a certain type of rap music. 'Daytona' is that on the highest level.

Scarface is my favorite rapper.

Earlier in our country, rapping was not considered as a proper art form, as it is not a song. But now, incorporation of rap in Bollywood songs, is giving rappers a chance to show their talent and it is coming to the mainstream.

When I heard my first rap song and figured out what that was, I kind've stuck to it. I always wanted to be a musician in general, an entertainer. I just started rapping. I never decided, 'Oh, I want to be a rapper.'

I liked rap from a young age, from listening to MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice.

My favorite rappers are a lot of other people's favorite rappers. I love Jay Z, Kanye, 2Pac, Biggie, old Mos Def.

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 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.

When I was 18 or 19, I started writing raps properly.

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