Dad Quote by Freddie Gibbs

I always knew that I would be some type of public figure, but I never knew that it would be rapping.

— Freddie Gibbs

I always knew I could rap, and in a sense I always rapped. And I've always behaved like a rapper. But I started to…

— Young Thug

Before I was born, my mom was rapping. My dad was into rapping too. By the time I was here, I was surrounded by…

— Lil Chuckee

When I first started rapping, I was just doing it for the hood to notice me - the hood fame - just to get…

— Moneybagg Yo

I didn't think rap was me. But I was shy to sing in front of people. It'd be so off because I was shy.

— Stefflon Don

I always knew I wanted to rap.

— Ice Spice

I was a rapper. Like every black kid I was attracted to rapping. I wanted to be like L.L. Cool J and those guys.…

— Al B. Sure

My dad used to be a rapper, he had a rap group. They did proper old school, boom-bap music. He had a high top…

— AJ Tracey

Right after high school... the first time I ever recorded music was with a rapper, a friend of mine, and I would just be…

— Morgan Wallen

I started rapping because I wanted people to hear what I have to say, I want as many people to hear me as possible,…

— Talib Kweli

I always had this ego where if I ever wanted to come back to doing rap, I could do that. That was not true.…

— Kenny Beats

I was, like, in a rap gang. I loved rap, and it was all around me.

— Watkin Tudor Jones