Chance The Rapper Quotes
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I don't really have control over my direct impression on people anymore. I used to be the person putting my CD in people's hands. But I'm kind of a mainstream artist now. Not by choice.
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I'm very into film and strengthening what it means to be a rapper and to be a black dude from Chicago.
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Taylor Swift is just dope. She is an ill songwriter.
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I've come to understand that art is awesome and beautiful because it's a reflection of life - but it's just a reflection, and the real thing is my daughter.
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I'm a young dude from Chicago who grew up with Kanye as my image of hip-hop. Finding your voice in a room where you have to challenge Kanye is scary - but it's also life-affirming.
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I want my music to be beautiful.
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I don't necessarily think, as a person of influence, that it's always my job to influence people regarding my opinion.
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'Chance the Rapper' is many things. I'm constantly evolving.
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I feel like LeBron James is an amazing basketball player, but he's also a community person.
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I had already been making music for my whole high school life, and '10 Day,' which took me a whole year to finish, was about working with a lot of different producers and learning all of the aspects about being a rapper, from shows to recording to studio etiquette to marketing.
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Fame or perceived success - it all comes from groupthink.
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Being in the space that I am as a writer, and just as a black dude in America, there's this push to be cool or be what you're expected to be. There's a need for a song that puts that in perspective. I think that's an important thing for young children to hear growing up.
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I would largely attribute my identity - as it relates to music labels and corporate music giants - to Dave Chappelle and his relationship to and firm standing in Hollywood.
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I have a bigger voice than Donald Trump, you know what I'm saying? Than literally anybody that works in politics.
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I don't know where people think I'm from, but I'm from Chicago. It's really just that. People wanna romanticize it and say, 'There's two sides to it, and it's a beautiful love/hate story of violence and music.' But it's really just a very scummy place where people don't have respect for other people's lives.
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I don't have to carry myself as anybody that I'm not, and people picked up on it.
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It wasn't until I left that I realised it's not weird to grow up in certain cities and, by the age of 27 or 28, for all of your friends to still be alive. I can think of a lot of kids that I knew in Chicago who were supposed to grow up but didn't.
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If I was to buy a suit, I'd probably go to Men's Wearhouse - because you're going to like the way you look; they guarantee it.
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I don't think I ever wanted to be like Kanye in personality. I think I definitely want to, have always wanted to, have his boldness or assurance in myself.
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Music can kind of make you one-dimensional. People see what's on the surface and what you rap about, and they make their decision on who you are from there.
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I've never met Eminem; you don't meet Eminem. He has his own secret service.
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I don't consider being a musician the same thing as being a celebrity.
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You can love somebody through anything when they're your child, and now that I understand that, it makes me work better with people; it makes me more understanding of how much dedication and love I can put into each line. There's no throwaway lines.
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My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.