I've been dealing with racism since I was a little kid! My dad's super black, from Puerto Rico. Then my mom's super white - she's Puerto Rican too, but she grew up in Milwaukee. As a Latino in the U.S. I've seen how we are treated differently based on the color of our skin.
Little by little, I keep growing mentally and my entire work team keep growing and working more professional, more organized.
Even though Puerto Rico will always be my hometown, I feel Miami is my second home.
Recording with Meek Mill for me was like when Allen Iverson played with Michael Jordan for the first time.
I'm always up and down with Jordan's. I try to not wear them too much. They're the type of shoe that, if you want it, if you don't want to get them too dirty, you don't use them too much.
I can't betray anyone. I don't know what it's like to really betray someone. I'm very loyal to my circle, my family, and those I hold close to me.
Being real is what keeps me humble. It doesn't matter how much money I make or how much I accomplish. What's critical is staying real to myself and keeping my feet on the ground. That's what helps keep me going.
When I started to get all that money, I started to buy a lot of watches. I bought 6 to 7 watches, the rainbow Rolex... In a year, I had spent $3.3 million just on the watches.
I learned to forget everything. To concentrate on my music and thank God for all good moments. Because the positive attracts the positive. You must work, work and work to get the most out of it.
Bad Bunny and I aren't brothers, but we have a good relationship. We compete. We'll compete until the day we die, because he says he's the best, and I say I'm the best. When he releases something big, I have to release something bigger.
People just love rumors. They're always saying things that aren't true.
There are a lot of people out there that don't value their family the way they are supposed to. I value mine above everything else.
People think because I'm crazy, I don't know anything. My dad played bass with Hector Lavoe, with Marc Anthony, with Ricky Martin, with people who had nothing to do with reggaeton. I grew up watching him play all kinds of instruments. It's something I carry in my blood.
I collaborated with Lil Wayne, Bad Bunny, Tego Calderon, he's a big legend in the Spanish industry.
My mantra when it comes to money is always remember that money doesn't make you. You make the money.
Sometimes I wanna get tatted somethin' in my face really little but other times like nah can't ruin my face.
So in prison basically is when I started to build a good relationship with God and I started praying a lot. I read the bible a lot so I started to get a lot of knowledge about life.
Thank god 'Real' was successful, but I feel like 'Emmanuel' will be even more successful. All my ideas, I could put them to work myself, on my own time. I had more control, and it shows.
I feel blessed.
I can't live without my PlayStation. When I go on tour this is like my best friend. 'Cause if I don't bring the PlayStation, I feel like I'm a slave of my work, basically.
