Quotes from Chance The Rapper

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

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.

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.

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.

Sometimes the truth don't rhyme, sometime the lies get millions of views, funerals for little girls is that appealing to you?

Sometimes the truth don't rhyme

I think #BlackLivesMatter is a huge campaign that is important and integral to our advancement as a people.

'Hamilton' is revolutionary in terms of writing.

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.

My daughter, when she was still in utero, she had, they call it atrial flutters. It's kind of like an irregular heartbeat. But when you're in utero, it's real hard to detect and also to treat.

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

I'm a young dude from Chicago who grew up with Kanye as my image of hip-hop. Finding your voice in a room where you have to challenge Kanye is scary - but it's also life-affirming.

I've always been able to defend Kanye.

I'm a big R&B guy. I'm a huge R. Kelly fan.

I'm a big Rick Ross fan, and I think everybody knows I'm a big Kanye fan.

I don't see myself ever being in a position where I need to sign to a label.

You can love somebody through anything when they're your child, and now that I understand that, it makes me work better with people; it makes me more understanding of how much dedication and love I can put into each line. There's no throwaway lines.

I don't want to say this in a lame way, but D. Rose is one of my heroes. His whole story and background and what he's done for communities in Chicago is super inspiring.

One of my biggest fears with 'Coloring Book' was that it would be labeled. I hate labels. I never sought out for people to recognize it as a gospel album.

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.

Every song on '10 Day' is a completely different sound - the cadence, the flow, even the production - because I like so many different types of music and because my taste is so refined. 'Acid Rap' is another tape where every song sounds different.

I would say almost 60 percent of working with Kanye - let's say 53 percent of working with Kanye - is speeches.

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

Everything you write as an artist is about your legacy and your catalog and how you would look in a museum.