Both of my parents graduated from high school, both attended college, both have government jobs now. They've always been very adamant about me finishing high school and finishing college. Chance The Rapper adamantattendcollege Change image and share on social
Kanye took me from a kid who listened to music to a kid who lived music. Chance The Rapper kanyekidlisten Change image and share on social
I think even before I knew I wanted to be a rapper, I wanted to be an entertainer. I was really into Michael Jackson as a kid. Chance The Rapper entertainerjacksonkid Change image and share on social
The idea of 'talking white,' a lot of people grew up around that, just the idea that if you speak with proper diction and come off as educated that it's not black and that it's actually anti-black and should be considered only something that white people would do. Chance The Rapper antiblackconsider share on social
Fame or perceived success - it all comes from groupthink. Chance The Rapper famegroupthinkperceive Change image and share on social
I don't really like meetings, I like recording and performing music. I need to set myself up for when the time does come that I need better distribution or just a bigger team behind me. Chance The Rapper bigdistributionmeeting Change image and share on social
The weird thing about rap is that you don't get compared in the same way that athletes do, even though it's probably the most competitive sport in music. In basketball, they look at a player and say: 'This guy was the best in his prime at this sport.' But in rap it's not until you're dead or retired that people think about it like that. Chance The Rapper athletebasketballcompare share on social
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'm light skinned, and I used to lean on that because that's something a lot of black people pride themselves on, and it's weird. Chance The Rapper blackleanlight Change image and share on social