Charlamagne tha God Quotes

I don't want to be famous. I want to be secure. I don't want the world. I just want a piece of it. I want people to remember Eric Davis.

Once you've established yourself with hits that become part of people's lives, then they pretty much always want to see you.

When I came out rapping on my record, a lot of people said, Oh, you just want to be like Puff.

I want to be an icon.

I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can't ask for more than that.

I don't ever want it to be about me. A friend of mine told me, 'The difference between fame and notoriety is fame is when people know you, and notoriety is when people know your work.' The first one is not respectable, but the second one is, because that leaves a legacy.

Glory - once achieved, what is it worth?

The winners are right in history.

I grew up listening to a lot of early '90s hip-hop. I had the debut Wu-Tang album, Biggie, Snoop, that kind of stuff. Hieroglyphics, the Gravediggaz. I remember D.O.C.'s 'The Portrait of a Masterpiece' was something that had a big influence on me.

What I really want is to create a name based on my own accomplishments.

All the rappers in rave music are like the sloppy seconds of rappers who couldn't make it.

If I'm not driving a Ferrari or a Lambo, I'm not gonna talk about it in my raps.

Oh, you know, your legacy's all you're gonna be remembered by.

I feel like this - everybody, every rapper to me, I feel like every rapper got a little bit of E-40 in them, whether they know it or not.

I know I'm going to be the next big hip-hop artist. I just want to save hip-hop... that's my job.

If we want to mumble rap, we can mumble rap.

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

I've already done enough to prove myself. Win or lose, I think I've done enough to cement my name in the history of this sport. So for me, it's more like I have to win just for an opportunity to get on the mic and say all that.

Honestly, as a rapper, the Freshman list is definitely the biggest milestone. Culture-wise - anything-wise - that's the biggest stamp.

A lot of people's favorite rappers will literally get in the booth and just make sounds.

Real hip-hop is Migos, Future.

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.

Forever, for me, it was just about trying to make it and become a known person and loved and revered in hip-hop and the culture. But then, I even realized that that isn't really important. What's mainly important is just the fans and the connection that you have as a man and an artist.

I'm not really a comparison dude. Even when people say 'Big or Pac?,' because they're two totally different types of lyricists.

It's hard to say a favorite rapper. If I had to pick two, I'm going to go with Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z.