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I must say, Eminem is definitely the reason why I originally started rapping, like many other white kids my age. I also remember listening…

— Chris Webby

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

I started rapping since, like, 14. But I've been obsessed with rap from when I was 11. I heard 'Baby Don't Cry,' I'll never forget.

— Iggy Azalea

I started rapping when I was 18-19.

— Goldlink

I was 17 when I first started rapping and 18 before I started taking it seriously - when I really knew I could rap…

— Lil Durk

It's weird, 'cause when I was a little kid I thought I was gonna be this super famous singer. But I got that outta…

— Snow Tha Product

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

— Young Buck

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

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

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

I was 14 years old when I started rapping and I was terrible. I fell in love with it though and when that happens…

— G-Eazy

I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z, Now I feel I could run laps around Jay-Z, Nas ain't seen nothing this nasty, B.I.G. &…

— Ab-Soul

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

— Tierra Whack