Big Quote by Polo G

I was just rapping as a pastime and I became good at it. So much so that by the time my Def Jam contract…

— Joe Budden

Before rap my last name was my lifestyle, and when I visualize success it looked like right now.

— Nipsey Hussle

My rap name as a kid was Big Tasty.

— Adam F. Goldberg

When I started rapping, I was like, I'ma change my name before I become famous. And that didn't happen. I didn't have time.

— Rico Nasty

I don't plan to restrict myself to rapping in the future, and I didn't want to come off as too aggressive, which is why…

— RM

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 started rapping on the station promos. We did them over all of the top hits, so people got to hear me rap over…

— Ludacris

I am a hip-hop artist, as you probably know. My hip-hop name is Big Smalls.

— Jo Brand

I always knew that if I built my name up as an entity, that would be bigger than me just rappin'.

— Paul Wall

Rapping gave me confidence. I got asked to do talent shows and I came up out of my shyness that way. My name was…

— Da Brat

I've changed and grown so much in this business from making the standard rap record.

— Trina

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