A biography for Chance The Rapperhasn’t been written yet.
“Colorism and racism don't stop when you're a musician or when you have wealth or when you're in any given position.”
“I feel like LeBron James is an amazing basketball player, but he's also a community person.”
“I think, as a black man, I have a responsibility to have knowledge and have an opinion.”
“'Chance the Rapper' is many things. I'm constantly evolving.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I think #BlackLivesMatter is a huge campaign that is important and integral to our advancement as a people.”
“I never really liked the idea of rap being a competitive thing. It's not.”
“Something I try to instill in others is to just be a good person. It's a decision you make a million times a day. But if you just keep trying, good stuff comes to you in an ordained way.”
“I don't see myself ever being in a position where I need to sign to a label.”
“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.”
“I think there's a lot of taboos in hip-hop that people try and stay away from. I think a big one is, people are afraid to speak about God to a certain extent, and I think if you're not free to speak about God, then you're not free.”
“I think the music industry is something that's very separate from music. So, by always staying on the music side of it, I've found success.”
“My parents always wanted me to go to college.”
“I want my music to be beautiful.”
“I don't make Christian rap, but I am a Christian rapper.”
“Depending on the story that you're telling, you can be relatable to everybody or nobody. I try and tell everybody's story.”
“My parents are super cheap.”
“I don't consider being a musician the same thing as being a celebrity.”
“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.”