chance the rapper

“ I don't make Christian rap, but I'm a Christian rapper. ”

“ I've always been able to defend Kanye. ”

“ 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 think there are a lot of taboos that people try to stay away from. I think a big one is, people are afraid to speak about God to a certain extent. I think if you're not free to talk about God, then you're not free. ”

“ I don't think I ever wanted to be like Kanye in personality. I think I definitely want to, have always wanted to, have his boldness or assurance in myself. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Don't forget the happy thoughts all you need is happy thoughts. ”

“ I think that is the goal of art, is to make people ask themselves questions. ”

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

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