7 Quotes & Sayings By Chance The Rapper

Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is a member of the Chicago collective The Social Experiment. His tenth mixtape Coloring Book debuted at no. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

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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. Chance The Rapper
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With 'Acid Rap, ' I allowed myself to be really open-minded and free with who I allowed into my musical space. I wanted to make a cohesive product, but I also just want to make a bunch of dope songs inspired by whatever sounds I liked. Chance The Rapper
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One of the first times I ever performed in front of a big group of people was at my kindergarten graduation. I did, like, a Michael Jackson impersonation as, like, a five year old. I had the suit and blazer, the glove and the fedora, and I just performed a whole Michael Jackson song. I'm sure it was 'Smooth Criminal.' Chance The Rapper
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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. Chance The Rapper
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'Chance the Rapper' is many things. I'm constantly evolving. Chance The Rapper
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Fame or perceived success - it all comes from groupthink. Chance The Rapper