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The first rap I recorded was on Jeezy's 'White Girl' beat. One of my partners invited me to his studio, so I go. I…

— Young Dolph

My first mixtape especially - that came from a heartbreak.

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie

It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up magazine. Salt'n'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine. Hangin' pictures on my…

— Biggie Smalls

I loved 'Nothing Was the Same' so much. For me, that was the first Drake record that I got into.

— David Longstreth

That first tape I did dropped in 2009. It was just for fun, I'm like 'I'm just going to do something to have fun.'…

— Young Dolph

It was mix tapes, that's my story, I did a lot of mix tapes, that's what I started doing when I was 17. I…

— Slim Thug

My first rap that I ever made was a diss track.

— Doechii

When I was little, my dad showed me N.E.R.D., their first album, and I thought it was amazing. I thought Pharrell was just killing…

— Lil Xan

I rap on 'Front Porch Junkies' and 'Whatcha Got in that Cup.' I try to channel my inner Lil Wayne and Drake. It's fun…

— Thomas Rhett

I cut a rap song once. It was a few years ago for my old show 'Buck Commander,' and it was a song called…

— Willie Robertson

This is going to sound ridiculous, but I read in an interview with Lil Wayne that he recorded a mixtape of something like 50…

— Chris Carmack

I will never forget someone bringing up my mixtape and just trying to convince me on the spot that I should leave comedy and…

— Chris Redd