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" For real, some of my favorite music is Mexican. It's something about the bassline and the drumming. I can't even speak Spanish, but that's probably why I like it so much. "
Yelawolf
Mexican
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" My homies in Gadsden aren't as exposed as I am culturally, which is awesome - that's why I love going home. I'm in the kitchen with people who don't know anything but the simple life, what's important to them, and what's dope. "
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" You don't want to get stuck with a record that you've done with someone that you feel obligated to put out - that's not really dope, just because you made an effort to get together and work. "
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" I'm not ashamed of anything that I've done because when I did it, I was passionate about it and I was doing it for a reason. "
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" My fans are like no other. Completely original people. "
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" The way I perceive an album to sound and the way I put out mixtapes are two different energies. There's a different focus; there's a different sound. "
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" Sometimes I want to party, sometimes I want to fight and sometimes I want to cry. "
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" I love performing. I love getting out there. It's kind of like why I make music. "
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" Triple 6 Mafia and Mystikal in Atlanta was one of my first shows. I remember how sweaty and smashed up everybody was, and it was so punk rock. "
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" 'Yela' represents hunger, life, light, fire, power. 'Wolf' speaks to my fighting spirit. The soul I put in my music. "
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" American music culture is black culture. "
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American
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" I just picked up a lot of classic-rock, melodic influence from my mom, music that she listened to, like 10,000 Maniacs, Led Zeppelin, REO Speedwagon and Yes. "
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" Where I'm from is like 'Hustle & Flow' versus '8 Mile.' It's that really grimy, box-Chevy, dope-boy, working-class music. "
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Mom