Words matter. These are the best Chanel West Coast Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
When I was, like, 8/9, I was obsessed with Jonathon Taylor Thomas and the band Hanson.
I feel like the red-headed stepchild of Young Money.
I know what it’s like to have guys make you feel like you need to flirt with them or be sexy or hook up with them or something, and you don’t have to do those things. You just have to be strong and stand your ground.
You just gotta be yourself and don’t hold anything back just because you’re a woman.
My real, full name is Chelsea Chanel Dudley. In my opinion, Chelsea Dudley does not sound like a rapper. So I was like, ‘You know what? Imma drop both of those names and just go by Chanel.’
I would say Tupac influenced me the most to start rapping, but as far as a female icon that I’ve looked up to since I was six or seven is definitely Gwen Stefani.
You can have opinions, but it doesn’t mean they’re right.
Just growing up and maturing has made my music so much better.
I’ve never been on a dating app, so I don’t really know the difference between swiping left or right, LOL.
Honestly, the biggest setback to my music career was people’s perception that I was a reality TV star, not a rapper.
Coachella is a melting pot of cultures, vibes, style, and, of course, music. I look forward to it every year.
When I first started rapping, I was like, ‘I’m gonna be, like, the female Eminem.’
I write all my own raps myself, 100 percent. And it feels good to be able to say that.
It’s hard being a woman in the hip-hop game, but I’m lucky to have good people around me who have had my back.
I’m really excited about ‘Love & Hip Hop.’
I think the only way to get attention is to act like a complete ignorant fool.
You don’t ever have to feel pushed into anything.
I always wrote poems when I was a little girl, and I loved hip hop music, and I kind of just started writing poems over beats, and that’s when I started rapping.
I remember I rapped for a friend, and my friend really encouraged me and was blown away, like ‘Whoa, that was dope!’ Ever since then, I kept going.
I think hip-hop doesn’t give women as much of a chance as it gives guys.
Many artists feel resistance on the way up.
I just wanted to express myself and put out music of how I’m feeling – give back to my fans and gain new ones in the process.
I’m just – like, I’m just very over the whole superficial life and world we live in.
It’s hard being a woman in this industry, period. A lot of the time, guys make you feel like you need to hook up with them – especially as an artist – producers and other artists trying to collaborate with them, they make you kinda feel sometimes you need to hook up with them or flirt with them just to make a song.
It’s not easy to go from reality TV to being taken seriously as an artist, so I don’t think I’ll be doing reality TV again because of that.
I’ve been pursuing music since I was 14.
I’d rather be busy, working non-stop, than being bored at home, you know?
I grew up listening to a lot of rap music. My dad’s a DJ from Brooklyn, and he’s a very soulful guy, so he always spun a lot of hip-hop, and that’s where I get a lot of my hip-hop influence.
These people that watch our MTV shows, they’re not music fans. They’re people that are lazy on their couch and want to watch funny videos or whatever.
From Snoop, I’ve learned quite a bit. I learned that sometimes I need to keep my mouth shut. It’s a long story, but definitely to sometimes keep my mouth shut. I also learned to always ignore the haters.
