--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: People compare me to Kendrick. I've seen…" description: "\"People compare me to Kendrick. I've seen comparisons with Jay-Z, with Nas, with Chance The Rapper. I get a lot of Eminem comparisons.\" — Cordae" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/cordae-8207_chance_people-compare-me-to-kendrick-i-ve-seen_2830442.jpg" --- # People compare me to Kendrick. I've seen comparisons with… ![“People compare me to Kendrick. I've seen comparisons with Jay-Z, with Nas, with Chance The Rapper. I get a lot of Eminem comparisons.” quote by Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/cordae-8207_chance_people-compare-me-to-kendrick-i-ve-seen_2830442.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/cordae-8207_chance_people-compare-me-to-kendrick-i-ve-seen_2830442.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/cordae-8207_chance_people-compare-me-to-kendrick-i-ve-seen_2830442.jpg) > “People compare me to Kendrick. I've seen comparisons with Jay-Z, with Nas, with Chance The Rapper. I get a lot of Eminem comparisons.” [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Artists are frequently compared to others, shaping public perception. **In simple terms:** Comparisons affect identity. Key Takeaway Define your unique voice. Themes identity comparison media creativity Mood thoughtful confident Type advice inspirational When to use this quote - music industry - social media Key Concepts artist branding public perception Questions to Reflect On - How do you stay authentic? - What impact do comparisons have? A Different Perspective May cause pressure. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/) [People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/) [Rapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rapper/) ## Related quotes > [I like Chance The Rapper a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-martinez/i-like-chance-the-rapper-a-lot/) [Angie Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-martinez/) > [I would love to collaborate with Chance the Rapper. I love his lyrics and his sound and everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daya/i-would-love-to-collaborate-with-chance-the-rapper-i-love-his-lyrics/) [Daya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daya/) > [Chance The Rapper is a person who really knows what he wants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-goransson/chance-the-rapper-is-a-person-who-really-knows-what-he-wants/) [Ludwig Goransson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-goransson/) > [There are guys like Chance the Rapper; I'm a big fan of his.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jahlil-okafor/there-are-guys-like-chance-the-rapper-i-m-a-big-fan-of-his/) [Jahlil Okafor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jahlil-okafor/) > [Chance The Rapper makes some of the greatest music out, and he build his brand up organically, and the fans have reacted to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-eazy/chance-the-rapper-makes-some-of-the-greatest-music-out-and-he-build/) [G-Eazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-eazy/) > [The American dream is Chance the Rapper, or 'little Chano from 79th' who hails from Chicago's Southside and became the first artist to win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-stoute/the-american-dream-is-chance-the-rapper-or-little-chano-from-79th-who/) [Steve Stoute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-stoute/) > [Chance the Rapper' is many things. I'm constantly evolving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chance-the-rapper/chance-the-rapper-is-many-things-i-m-constantly-evolving/) [Chance the Rapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chance-the-rapper/) > [Chance the Rapper: if you listen to his narrative and the subject matter he covers in his music, you can see that he's strong,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mc-hammer/chance-the-rapper-if-you-listen-to-his-narrative-and-the-subject/) [MC Hammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mc-hammer/) > [When you're looking for good lyrics, you turn to Kendrick Lamar, you turn to J Cole, you turn to Wale, you turn to Chance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlamagne-tha-god/when-you-re-looking-for-good-lyrics-you-turn-to-kendrick-lamar-you/) [Charlamagne tha God](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlamagne-tha-god/) > [My favorite rapper is J.Cole. Drake, Logic and Chance the Rapper also. There's a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-bagley-iii/my-favorite-rapper-is-j-cole-drake-logic-and-chance-the-rapper-also/) [Marvin Bagley III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-bagley-iii/) > [Chance The Rapper is just unreal: he's changing rap and really creating this whole amazing new style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-mendes/chance-the-rapper-is-just-unreal-he-s-changing-rap-and-really/) [Shawn Mendes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-mendes/) > [If Chance the Rapper was on tour in L.A., I would try and play with him. I love him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-o-hara/if-chance-the-rapper-was-on-tour-in-l-a-i-would-try-and-play-with-him/) [Catherine O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-o-hara/) > [I don't listen to what people say about me and I don't read what they write about me. People can compare me to anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-davis/i-don-t-listen-to-what-people-say-about-me-and-i-don-t-read-what-they/) [Eric Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-davis/) > [When you come from nowhere, I am fully aware of the fact that people have to compare you to other artists to kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mika/when-you-come-from-nowhere-i-am-fully-aware-of-the-fact-that-people/) [Mika](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mika/) > [But yeah, a lot of people compare me to Magic. The physical appearance, the tall point guard, the ability to pass the ball. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaun-livingston/but-yeah-a-lot-of-people-compare-me-to-magic-the-physical-appearance/) [Shaun Livingston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaun-livingston/) ## More by Cordae > [Having a dope mindset and good energy is rare, and you just putting a little bit of your light into someone else can change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/having-a-dope-mindset-and-good-energy-is-rare-and-you-just-putting-a/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [Nas, Big L, Rakim, Jay-Z, Eminem, those was all my influences, but I didn't start recording until I was 16.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/nas-big-l-rakim-jay-z-eminem-those-was-all-my-influences-but-i-didn-t/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [YBN is family. Everybody in YBN is family. Nahmir and Jay, those are really my brothers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/ybn-is-family-everybody-in-ybn-is-family-nahmir-and-jay-those-are/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [I want to impact the world and the culture in a positive way, spread super dope messages and help people through my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/i-want-to-impact-the-world-and-the-culture-in-a-positive-way-spread/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [There are a lot of dope people in the DMV: WillThaRapper, Big Flock, GoldLink, Logic, IDK, Rico Nasty, Goonew and Q Da Fool. Seeing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/there-are-a-lot-of-dope-people-in-the-dmv-willtharapper-big-flock/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [I would always read a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/i-would-always-read-a-lot/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [At a festival, the people there are not all your fans, and this gives me a chance to win over new people. I look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/at-a-festival-the-people-there-are-not-all-your-fans-and-this-gives/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [Nas' storytelling was just fire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/nas-storytelling-was-just-fire/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [I want the biggest artist of 2030, 2027 or even 2025 to say, 'I was inspired by Cordae. Cordae is the reason I make music.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/i-want-the-biggest-artist-of-2030-2027-or-even-2025-to-say-i-was/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [I put XXL Freshman on my vision board.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/i-put-xxl-freshman-on-my-vision-board/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [I went to seven different elementary schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/i-went-to-seven-different-elementary-schools/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [I'm an introvert, but I disguise my introversion by being an extrovert. If I don't have to be around people, I'm not. If I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/i-m-an-introvert-but-i-disguise-my-introversion-by-being-an-extrovert/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [Words are powerful. The tongue is powerful. And when you write it down, and record it, and press it up, it's 100 million times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/words-are-powerful-the-tongue-is-powerful-and-when-you-write-it-down/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [My mom is the best. She's the dopest. She just loves everything that's going on. She's very supportive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/my-mom-is-the-best-she-s-the-dopest-she-just-loves-everything-that-s/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) > [Experimenting is part of the process. I remember when I was younger, I spent a whole year just writing on straight trap beats because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordae/experimenting-is-part-of-the-process-i-remember-when-i-was-younger-i/) [Cordae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) [Explore all 83 Cordae quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordae/) ## More Chance quotes > [Before I debuted, it was my goal to make my debut, and afterwards, I aimed at winning champion titles on television music shows, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hyuna/before-i-debuted-it-was-my-goal-to-make-my-debut-and-afterwards-i/) [Hyuna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hyuna/) > [I understand it's promotion, but no one ever gave me a chance. 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But a knob…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-robbins/there-are-times-when-we-can-feel-destiny-close-around-us-like-a-fist/) [Tom Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-robbins/) > [Pain held no terror for him. Pain was, if not friend, then family, something he had grown up with in his crèche, learning to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paolo-bacigalupi/pain-held-no-terror-for-him-pain-was-if-not-friend-then-family/) [Paolo Bacigalupi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paolo-bacigalupi/) > [Love changes people, for better or for worse. You could look at it as a chance for you to change. The best kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/love-changes-people-for-better-or-for-worse-you-could-look-at-it-as-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“It's not who, it's when”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alejandro-taubas/it-s-not-who-it-s-when/) Alejandro Taubas > [Childhood is Last Chance Gulch for happiness. After that, you know too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-stoppard/childhood-is-last-chance-gulch-for-happiness-after-that-you-know-too/) [Tom Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-stoppard/) > [I thought my first few jobs would just be off, off, off, off, off broadway. And by chance and how the world works, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-dorfman/i-thought-my-first-few-jobs-would-just-be-off-off-off-off-off/) [Tommy Dorfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-dorfman/) > [If you’re worrying about the past, you’ve got a good chance of screwing up the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-a-tullman/if-you-re-worrying-about-the-past-you-ve-got-a-good-chance-of/) [Howard A. 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