First Quote by E-40

I started rapping when I was 18-19.

— Goldlink

I got into rap when I first heard Sugarhill Gang.

— MC Ren

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

— Young Buck

I started rapping when I was young, like 12, 11. But I wasn't really talking about nothing and it didn't really get me nowhere.

— Tee Grizzley

I've been rapping since I was, probably, 14.

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

When I was 16, I was rapping just to rap.

— Tierra Whack

Ever since I was a kid I've been rapping.

— Lonzo Ball

I started rapping because my mom died when I was about 11 years old, and I was a very rebellious kid. I've been kicked…

— Tory Lanez

In 1979, I was in ninth grade. Before I started tenth grade, I was already rapping myself. I didn't wait around to see what…

— Too Short

I've been rapping since 1979.

— Coolio

I was rapping in 1939. It's old. The roots are complex. And kids don't know.

— Quincy Jones

Well before I was rapping. I was just a regular kid in school. I just liked to chill my friends and play games and…

— Soulja Boy