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title: "9 Start Rapping Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Start Rapping quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Start Rapping sayings and thoughts."
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> [I would say Tupac influenced me the most to start rapping, but as far as a female icon that I've looked up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanel-west-coast/i-would-say-tupac-influenced-me-the-most-to-start-rapping-but-as-far/)

[Chanel West Coast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanel-west-coast/)

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> [“I write love poems when I'm not rapping. It comes naturally." He winked at me. "If you start rapping, I promise you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-day/i-write-love-poems-when-i-m-not-rapping-it-comes-naturally-he-winked/)

[Kristen Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-day/)

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> [When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becky-g/when-i-was-11-i-decided-to-start-rapping-playing-guitar-and-writing/)

[Becky G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becky-g/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ea/becky-g-7269_decided_when-i-was-11-i-decided-to-start-rapping_2041325.jpg)

> [Young kids out here see what's on TV and feel like they can start rapping. They think rappers are rich and really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rahki/young-kids-out-here-see-what-s-on-tv-and-feel-like-they-can-start/)

[Rahki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rahki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/rahki-22456_bentley_young-kids-out-here-see-what-s-on-tv-and_15195.jpg)

> [I know a beat is good for me when I can just start rapping. It's usually hard for me to do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saweetie/i-know-a-beat-is-good-for-me-when-i-can-just-start-rapping-it-s/)

[Saweetie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saweetie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/saweetie-7816_beat_i-know-a-beat-is-good-for-me-when-i-can_685419.jpg)

> [I started rapping towards the end of middle school. In high school, with a lot of my friends, we would make beats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-lillard/i-started-rapping-towards-the-end-of-middle-school-in-high-school/)

[Damian Lillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-lillard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/damian-lillard-20204_end_i-started-rapping-towards-the-end-of-mid_1644416.jpg)

> [It's all about the work. Nothing is going to fall into your lap. If you want to be a lawyer, see yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-simmons/it-s-all-about-the-work-nothing-is-going-to-fall-into-your-lap-if-you/)

[Russell Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-simmons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/345/russell-simmons-900_fall_it-s-all-about-the-work-nothing-is-going_1741266.png)

> [I grew up with park jams. That's how I knew about rap... The local MCs would grab the mic and start rapping.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pepa/i-grew-up-with-park-jams-that-s-how-i-knew-about-rap-the-local-mcs/)

[Pepa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pepa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/pepa-10386_amazing_i-grew-up-with-park-jams-that-s-how-i-kn_2336794.jpg)

> [Usually, my rhymes are just in my head. I start off with a theme, and once I start rapping and writing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshon-fegan/usually-my-rhymes-are-just-in-my-head-i-start-off-with-a-theme-and/)

[Roshon Fegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshon-fegan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb8/roshon-fegan-38165_about_usually-my-rhymes-are-just-in-my-head-i_1801276.jpg)

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