73 Solid Chance the Rapper Quotes On Making It Happen

He’s achieved fame and success on his own terms, with relentless originality and positive energy. Chance the Rapper is anything but ordinary as he continues to derive worldwide attention for his music which incorporates Christian theology and social activism.

Born Chancelor Johnathan Bennett in Illinois, 1993, Chance the Rapper is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, activist, actor and philanthropist. He began rapping in the sixth grade when his cousin let him use his studio. Chance the Rapper was a Michael Jackson fan and had also been inspired by Kanye’s debut album.

He gained recognition in 2013 after releasing his second mix tape Acid Rap. Chance the Rapper released his third mixtape Coloring Book in 2016 which received further critical acclaim and attention with three Grammy Awards. The album was the first streaming-only album to win a Grammy Award and peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200. In 2019, he released his debut studio album The Big Day.

Chance the Rapper doesn’t just work alone as a member of Chicago hip hop collective Savemoney and vocalist for band the Social Experiment. He is also involved in social activism in the Chicago community.

Versatile and uplifting music have set this young artist apart from the rest as he continues to make things happen on his own terms. Chance the Rapper is a lifelong influencer in the making with inspirational words for other young activists who need that push to get ahead of the pack.

1. Some people are so poor, all they have is money.

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2. In the real world, we just people with ideas.

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3. Fame or perceived success – it all comes from group think.

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4. I’m a good man, and I’m gonna become a better man.

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5. I can’t gain anything off of anyone else not succeeding.

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6. The problem is that my generation was pacified into believing that racism existed only in our history books.

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7. No weapon formed against me shall prosper.

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8. Sometimes the truth don’t rhyme. Sometimes the lies get millions of views.

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9. When you make stuff from the ‘you’ point of view, you really can’t go wrong.

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10. 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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11. There’s nothing like the feeling of screaming your story to people.

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12. Anything is respectable in its own realm.

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13. I feel like LeBron James is an amazing basketball player, but he’s also a community person.

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14. I’m still a very frugal person. But everything that does get spent is a reinvestment into my own music.

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15. Down here it’s easier to find a gun than it is to find a fucking parking spot.

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16. 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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17. I think that’s always the goal of art, is to make people ask themselves questions.

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18. Even then, it was still kind of—I was in sixth grade. I was always saying I was going to become a rapper.

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19. I’m lucky to be in a space where I’ve been accepted for who I am and celebrated for who I am.

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20. I want to be more involved outside just my community of Chicago.

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21. They don’t give nothing away. You gotta fight for your way.

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22. I just need to take better care of myself. I try to push it as far as I can.

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23. 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.

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24. I always wanted to be more of a person that people enjoy. Somebody that will make you laugh. I’m talking about just my personality, not necessarily how my music sounds.

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25. My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.

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26. One of my favorite, if not my favorite artists, definitely my favorite composer, is Kirk Franklin.

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27. Chance the Rapper’ is many things. I’m constantly evolving.

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28. A cool and diversified version of a mix tape. The BreakBeat Poets is a thorough and complete summation of Golden Era writers who continue to build the scene of literary and performance poetry.

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29. What’s wrong with me is what is right with me I am madly, insanely, in jealously in perfect love!

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30. Musically, from before he passed, he’s just been a huge influence, and teacher, and molder of me [from] when I was 14 years old. A father figure not just to me but everybody who grew up in that community: No-Name, Vic, Nico, Saba, Mick—anybody. As a man, also, he’s just taught me a lot of things about your role and how you speak to people. He’s just a great man.

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31. I write a lot. There’re always just different things I’m thinking about. Like, it’s getting warm outside right now, so I’m thinking about the summer and what comes with that and everything.

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32. I make my money off of touring and merchandise. And I’m lucky I have really loyal fans that understand how it works and support.

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33. There is a multitude of experiences that make up the black experience.

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34. In what I’ve seen happen so far, the good usually wins. That’s why I’m not afraid of a Trump presidency.

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35. I think I always knew I wasn’t gonna have a regular job. I don’t think I really knew I was going to be a rapper until sixth grade. Even then, it was still kind of—I was in sixth grade. I was always saying I was going to become a rapper.

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36. Don’t make the music that they like. Make them like the music that you make. It wouldn’t be cool if you were just making it so that they fuck with it. What’s the point?

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37. I want to travel overseas and help out people all over the world.

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38. God is better than the world’s best day, God is better than the best day that the world has to offer.

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39. If you can give away free music, you can give away free electricity, free water. Those tiny jabs at a larger infrastructure are what make revolutions.

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40. I’d say it’s very forward. Everything you write as an artist is about your legacy and your catalog, and how you would look in a museum.

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41. Clean up the streets so my daughter could have somewhere to play.

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42. There’s not really a responsibility at all to tell people of your accomplishments, but I think in Kanye’s situation, it’s Kanye West.

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43. I’ve never met Eminem; you don’t meet Eminem. He has his own secret service.

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44. I know somebody, somebody loves my ass, ’cause they help me beat my demon’s ass.

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45. There are cases where you can say a lot more in a hook than you can by making things more complex in a verse.

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46. 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.

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47. Sometimes the truth doesn’t rhyme. Sometimes the lies get millions of views.

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48. When did you start to forget how to fly?

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49. People always tell me I’m the complete opposite of Chief Keef and act like I’m supposed to stop him from making his music. But I like Chief Keef, so it’s always super awkward. I just make music I like.

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50. Make new words for love and old uses for Kodaks.

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51. 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.

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52. Everybody’s somebody’s everything. I know you right. Nobody’s nothing. That’s right.

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53. For me, performing is the biggest part of being a rapper. There’s nothing like the feeling of screaming your story to people.

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54. I know for a fact that we’re not pushed or promoted to speak about God with fervor.

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55. I’m at war with my wrongs.

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56. I still think that God means everything to everyone, whether they understand it or not or can see for themselves.

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57. Depending on the story that you’re telling, you can be relatable to everybody or nobody. I try and tell everybody’s story.

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58. My grandmother is a huge part of my life. She’s just a great woman: a woman of the church.

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59. Kanye took me from a kid who listened to music to a kid who lived music.

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60. I didn’t know love until I had my daughter. I didn’t know its bounds.

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61. This my part, nobody else speak. This little light of mine, Glory be to God, yeah. I’mma make sure that they go where they can’t go, if they don’t wanna ride, I’mma still give ’em rain coats.

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62. I don’t know how to attack that question. Obviously violence doesn’t come from music, that’s stupid. That’s not the answer, that’s not right. But music can be very influential especially on a viral basis.

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63. 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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64. The people’s champ must be everything the people can’t be.

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65. We only know what we know until someone knows better.

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66. Whats better than followers, is actually falling in love.

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67. 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.’

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68. When the only time he loves me is naked in my dreams.

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69. 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.

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70. I always thought about how it would affect my future family. But I’m definitely more awake and understanding of the world and its functions now that I am a father.

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71. You gotta try and flip stuff. Everything you get, you can turn into something else.

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72. Me and my girl plan to stay to the end/Hope there never come a day where we be better as friends.

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73. 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.

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