When you see them be successful, however small, you say to yourself, wow. And everything becomes possible. Never denigrate, to say we will not succeed.
I don't want my kids saying, 'My dad was a gangster, so I need to be a gangster. I would rather mine say, 'My dad was a stunna, so I need to be a stunna.'
I just put anything on my back. I take what I have on hand.
I do not always listen again but if something strikes me, I exploit it.
Like, Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just because of my age and because of his age. By the time I turn that old, I ain't gonna be doing what he's doing.
For a long time I heard rap without paying attention, but it is still a way of life, even when you're a kid.
I never write. Never! I do not even remember if I can write.
I never write. Never! I do not even remember if I can write … This is a true freestyle in general. I put a beat, I said some stuff, I retain ideas, I do it again, with a particular intonation, I test, and especially I record live.
I know that everybody listens to me, but only my true fans will go and buy my album.
I always knew I could rap, and in a sense I always rapped. And I've always behaved like a rapper. But I started to take it seriously when I recorded with the people of Brick when I started to receive some money.
Today I live in the suburbs, in a neighborhood [that's not] too bad.
I know, every time I get somewhere, it'll be strange. But if I understand correctly, I also have fans here and it reassures me.
I'm always in range of a microphone. I even have a studio at home.
This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry. You have to be on deck all the time, but you do not have the time to do the album. It is an energy, it must be present in everyday life.
You must not you worry about leaks or pieces [stolen] on your computer. You just make songs, you gotta make music, keep stuff out. You may not know rap, but that's how it works.
I am not versed in production software. I have basic knowledge, but it ends there.
Gucci Mane is my brother, Birdman also, we're working together but it is a form of brotherhood. We're friends but there is no need to contract. In a sense, I'm signed on their labels, but there is no lawyer, no contract.
If you're 30, 40 years old, you're not getting listened to by minors. Like, Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just because of my age and because of his age.
I must have in stock 3000 songs you've never heard.
All those who came out of my neighborhood before me. Beyond those you see on TV, the most important people are those who are close to you because they share the same reality.
[I like in Kanye West] confidence in him, but also his aggressiveness, ambition and charisma.
The best way to use the auto-tune is not to! And that's what I do: I do not use auto-tune!
I spend more time with Gucci [Mane] or Birdman than 300, but all this is just family. Who cares [about] contracts?
A mixtape is for the street, it's something you without necessarily thinking about it, because you have to stay in the game. It's like writing an e-mail saying hello to your friends.
This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry.
