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" I don't sit under the tattoo gun unless I'm sold on it completely and it will define me as a person. "

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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. "

" Hip-hop for me has always been hardcore and edgy. "

" I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime. "

" I equally love both, classic rock and hip-hop. I love all music, really, and I really use classic rock a lot. I'm heavily influenced by that melodically in my music. I can't really separate the two. "

" 'Radioactive' is the fall out of my life's inspirations, a testament to my ability to survive it all and to tell the story. "

" 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. "

" I think any artist that's going to become anything in this world faces humility: with great humility comes great success. "

" Where I'm from is like 'Hustle & Flow' versus '8 Mile.' It's that really grimy, box-Chevy, dope-boy, working-class music. "

" Just because a rapper is white, I don't feel the need to attack them. "

" I'm from the South, and there's a different understanding of how to chop. There's a syllable play. It's a delicate art. Your accent has a lot to do with it. If you're from a certain area, words don't roll of your tongue as slick. "

" Shady's great; I love Shady Records. "

" You can usually tell when people aren't being authentic, but that goes for every artist, not just white artists. "

" I don't go to clubs and throw money and pop bottles. That's not my thing, no disrespect. "

" 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. "

" You learn how to be an individual quick after 15 schools, man. After the first five or six, you realize you're always gonna be the new kid. "

" I do so much music that it's like a fog, and I can't even remember all of it. "

" I'm never in the mood to eat or drink when I get to a show. I'm just too nerved out. "

" Most of my albums have a concept. They all have some kind of theme, some kind of feeling. I really take pride in that. "

" 'Yela' represents hunger, life, light, fire, power. 'Wolf' speaks to my fighting spirit. The soul I put in my music. "

" I definitely prefer intimate crowds. I mean, those are always the best shows, like, a small venue. Packed to the gills. Hot, sweaty. Those are always the fun shows. "

" I'm never scared what people are gonna think about music that I make. "

" My grandmother, grandfather, my mom - we've always been driven by laughter. It's what held us together. Thanksgivings, any kind of family get-together, we usually end up in tears. "

" People are not really that forgiving when they pay for tickets to come see you and you don't show up. "

" My fans are like no other. Completely original people. "

" Hip-hop is the only music in the world where you can take any instrument and make it hip hop. It's anybody's music. It's what you make of it. That's for anything you do in life. "

" 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. "

" I'm always gonna have the darker edgy music; it is always in my pocket because it comes so naturally to me. "

" American music culture is black culture. "

" 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. "

" I love performing. I love getting out there. It's kind of like why I make music. "