When you're a Chicago artist, to play Lollapalooza, that's not a normal thing. It's artists on a path to a certain place that do that. Chief Keef did it; Kids These Days did it; Cool Kids did it. And I'm the next Cool-Kids-Chief, if you will. Chance The Rapper artistchicagochief share on social
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. Chance The Rapper anymoreartistchoice Change image and share on social
I made the decision that I was going to make rap music in, like, fourth grade, so it's been something I was saying for a long time. Chance The Rapper decisionfourthgrade Change image and share on social
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. Chance The Rapper decisiondimensionalkind Change image and share on social
My come-out record, '10 Day,' was the thing people were supposed to hear and figure out 'he's good' or 'he's not good.' 'Acid Rap' is the comeback tape, and it asks way bigger and better questions than, 'Is he good at rapping?' Chance The Rapper acidaskbig share on social
There's a hunger in me that always wants to be creating and orating, telling people something and giving them information and getting feedback. There are so many questions that I'm trying to ask, and I'm still so far from being done saying what I gotta say. Chance The Rapper createfeedbackgive share on social
Depending on the story that you're telling, you can be relatable to everybody or nobody. I try and tell everybody's story. Chance The Rapper dependrelatablestory Change image and share on social
I think it's so dope that I'm here in Chicago and contributing to the music scene that's thriving. People are so happy Chicago's shining that everyone is willing to say 'I represent Chicago.' That wasn't always the case. Chance The Rapper casechicagocontribute share on social
Jeremih has been my favorite artist to collab with. Chance The Rapper artistcollabfavorite Change image and share on social
For me, performing is the biggest part of being a rapper. There's nothing like the feeling of screaming your story to people. Chance The Rapper bigfeltpart Change image and share on social