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I've been rapping since 1979. — © Coolio
I've been rapping since 1979.

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I started rapping because my mom died when I was about 11 years old, and I was a very rebellious kid. I've been kicked out of every school I've ever been in since 6th grade on, expelled and dropped out in the 11th grade. Music was the only thing that I could really use to express myself, so I started rapping.
I first started rapping when I heard the Sugarhill Gang in 1979, when I was 11 years old in seventh grade.
I've been rapping since I was 13.
Ever since I was a kid I've been rapping.
I've been down in Florida since 1979. When you're born in Nebraska you really can't explain it.
I always loved music, and really, I've been rapping since I was, like, 12.
I've been rapping since I was 18 years old, with a crew called Blades.
Rapping was a hobby; when I went to college, there were a ton of dudes rapping. I think that's where I got my rapping chops up.
I was singing R&B before I was rapping, and I never really enjoyed it. But when I started rapping, I was like, 'This is sick - I'm actually alright at rapping!'
From high school, you can see my Sierra Club card - I've been a member since 1979. That gives you an indication of early interest.
Since 1979, the majority of victims of the Iranian regime have been the Iranian people themselves.
I've been going to Russia since 1979. I've been going quite frequently, and I've always had a wonderful rapport with the Russian audiences and with the Russian people.
I started rapping since, like, 14. But I've been obsessed with rap from when I was 11. I heard 'Baby Don't Cry,' I'll never forget.
I've been in the newspapers since I was about 15 - not for rapping, but for real substantive stuff I was doing in the community, organizing around gang violence in the schools. So I had already made my grandma proud before I was on TV. I've always been who I am.
I've always been rapping before I was making money off of it. Before I made a profit, I had always been rapping.
I've always been surrounded by music. The arts have been in my life for a long long time. It was just always around. I can remember as far back as third grade, me rapping, pencil on the desk rapping type s**t. So I always had a passion for it.
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