City Quote by Moneybagg Yo

I started rapping before anybody had ever bought a car from it. It was truly about the art form and the culture, more so…

— Ice T

I started making music for fun maybe my senior year in college. I started rapping in high school, but it wasn't anything serious.

— Cakes da killa

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 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

I was born in the studio. I knew I loved music. I found my niche at, like, seven or eight. That's when I knew…

— Joyner Lucas

That's something I can never lose: my love for the art of rap. As I grew older and became more interested in song writing,…

— Vic Mensa

Rap music came along and saved my life. I started to tell the stories of the streets and that was my way out.

— Ice T

I was real serious when it came to rapping. I still do, but even more so when I was real young.

— Prodigy

On my first record, I rapped about me being on the block every day and hanging out in the 'hood, basically doing a bunch…

— Nelly

Once I started rapping, I had to start dancing more. I had to really use my craft, and take everything I did for fun…

— Big Freedia

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

When I heard my first rap song and figured out what that was, I kind've stuck to it. I always wanted to be a…

— Kyle