High school Quote by RM

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 became, like, pretty much the coolest kid in high school because I had started making beats for local rappers.

— Nav

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 originally wanted to be a rapper and musician.

— R-Truth

I dunno, around 11th grade, 12th grade I was just like "yeah. This is something I want to do". I was always known; I…

— Ab-Soul

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

— Watkin Tudor Jones

I got into hip hop from my uncle; he was always playing us Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane. He was a bad…

— Estelle

Anybody wherever I've ever been in my life, one thing they can always say good or bad, I was always doing music and I…

— The Kid Laroi

I spent two years making music in San Francisco for my first mixtape. Initially, I was not at all doing this to be a…

— Lil Dicky

I'm a surprisingly good rapper.

— Anya Taylor-Joy

I didn't want to just be a rapper, I wanted to be a star.

— Tierra Whack

I was rapping at school, at talent shows. I thought I was a little star.

— MC Ren