Old school Quote by Will I Am

Everybody was always telling me to rap and freestyle. I used to go to the park and spit on the mic. If I go…

— A Boogie wit da Hoodie

My school had a radio show, and when I first decided to become a rapper, I was on there, and I would, like, freestyle.

— Juice Wrld

In 2004, I went onstage for the first time. They put a mike in my hand and pushed me out the door into the…

— M.I.A

My first live performance was when I was in the military. I went to some bar, and they had open mics. You could just…

— JPEGMAFIA

At the age of 11 I did my first open mic show, and it was one of those lightning-bolt moments where I suddenly found…

— Freya Ridings

Most people hear me do all these freestyles and never hear me tell a story.

— Chamillionaire

Around when I turned 17 and I bought my own studio equipment and started recording myself, I kinda found my own voice. I just…

— Kyle

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

I was performing from the age of three.

— Jennifer Ellison

My mom was a rapper. I would go to the studio with her, and that definitely showed me I can do this, I wanna…

— Megan Thee Stallion

At the age of 15, I bought a USB microphone on a trip to the United States with my family, and that was my…

— Dennis Lloyd

In high school I dabbed in drag. I used to compete in singing competitions, like at the Christian college by my house.

— Adore Delano