As far as artists go I like Don Trip. I think Don Trip is one of the coldest artists, that's my little partner.
I think 42 Dugg is a superstar - he's got the voice, the music, the look and the hustle.
Of course I'm blessed. Super, super blessed. I also believe that you don't get nothing that you don't go for. Even with your blessings, you still gotta go do it.
Me as a person, man, I'm just rapping reality. Every time I get in front of the microphone I'm just speaking about real life and what's happening.
I would buy a house, and try to buy a house every month. I didn't have education or information about real estate at the time. I learned after I bought a few houses, and then I kind of fell in love with the rehabbing of the houses and fixing them up and just the whole process and turned it into a business.
I feel like it's our job, between me and Jeezy and Gucci - I feel that's who the streets look at as far as trap music. So if it's gonna be saved, we have to save it.
I didn't study no rappers when I was coming up. I was studying moguls. I was studying Jay Z. I was studying Puff. I was studying Master P.
My cheat meal is whatever I think about. One thing about me is whatever comes to my mind, if I want it, I'm going to eat it.
You could be the best lyricist or rapper or songwriter, if you ain't mentally prepared to put in the work, it's a waste of time.
I got kids so whenever I can, I fly them out to the cities I'm in.
Me, myself, I ain't never had no problem hustling with nobody.
I recorded 'The Art of Hustle' album three times because I had the time to do it.
There's nothing more valuable than your freedom in your life. When you're in the streets you're gambling with that 24/7. If you don't know that you're just flat out dumb to me.
I love to learn, I love to be educated on different levels.
I think people may regret not following their instincts a lot.
When I was young I was getting more money than the old heads. I was smarter and tighter, so whoever's team I was on was at an advantage.
Roc Nation is strong, I'm strong and powerful on my own, and when we put it together we're unstoppable.
One of my homeboys from my neighborhood had actually taught me how to rap. He was the rapper and we would all go over to his house. It would be like 10 or 12 of us in there and he'd write everybody's rap in the house and would give everybody four or eight bars.
It is super important to know what you are getting yourself into when signing a deal. I learned that the hard way.
This whole 8 for $8 tour, I handpicked every city, every market on this tour, I handpicked myself. I wanted to go to New York, I wanted to go to Baltimore, I wanted to go to Philly, I wanted to go to Chicago, I wanted to go to Atlanta, of course I wanted to go Memphis, I wanted to go to Oakland.
