Most companies that are successful listen to people and see what they want and they make that. So when I used to make songs, I'd make mixtapes. The public would tell me what they like and then I would make songs based on what they like. That's how I knew 'Ridin' Dirty' was going to be big - they told me they liked this kind of music.
Ridin'' was natural, not forced. I didn't try to make a Grammy record.
I was thinking what happens if I break my leg today? What can I do to prevent me going back to the place of being poor? It led me to the world of venture capitalism. How are they making money? I decided I'm going to learn as much as I can.
Celebrities need to be talking to the people who are their greatest fans.
I'm a rapper to a lot of people. But I'm also someone who is very entrepreneurial.
I have some ideas for things nobody's done before, and some are ideas bigger than me that I might be able to pull off, maybe.
I know how to think outside of the box and be creative.
I'm just an artist that makes good music and has a good idea to make money off of that.
My focus is not necessarily about money as much as people think.
Me and a few others like Big Boi from Outkast and Trey Songz were excited about the ride-sharing space. This was around 2014, we started making the steps to get in touch with Lyft and did our investment in 2015.
I am a career artist. A lot of people come by and they fly by night, but I'm gonna prove that I can stay in the game and have some longevity.
I believe in pushing my records until the wheels fall off.
When I was coming up, there was only one way to listen to music, and that was on a Walkman.
Hotels are nice and everything, but there's no place like home.
The future of the world is in the palm of the tech community.
Technology is power.
I can do so much more than rap with the rest of my life. there's so much more in this world.
Not everything works for everybody.
Slick Rick has always been one of those guys real good at telling stories.
Rap got me out of the hood. Rap got me out of Houston and helped me to see the world.
