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" I think that with me and Madlib, I was never afraid to really experiment with his tracks and things. "

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" Gary is a really impoverished town; it's in industrial decay. There's low employment and things of that nature. "

" I feel like with a lot of Madlib's beats, they are made for storytelling. I feel like when I'm working on stuff with him, I can really get into the storytelling aspect mode of my flow. "

" Coming up in America in the '80s and '90s, we were not too far removed from slavery. People forget that. "

" I don't like pre-written raps; I think it makes the song better if you listen to the beat first. In a sense, you have to make a marriage with the beat. I ride the beat, hear the flow of the drums, get the melody of my flow, and then from that point, it's a process of what I want to say. "

" I feel like I influence more than just rap. "

" Different rappers got different talents. It's like X-Men. "

" I'd be quiet as a mouse if I didn't have the correct feeling about my music. I feel like I'm able to talk about it and say I'm one of the best because I think I got the music to back that up. I got the live show to back that up. That's all that matters. "

" I wanted to be in the NBA. I wanted to be in the NFL. "

" We have good, neighborly people in Gary. "

" I've been engulfed in sports since I was a 2-year-old; I picked up any kind of ball - a basketball, baseball, football - I just loved to play something. I loved the energy of being in arenas and watching the game on TV. "

" I played wide receiver in high school; then I went to college at Ball State and played safety. "

" I just have to go against the grain. I mean, I can be objective and do what I need to do, handle my everyday living, follow directions, etc. But there's something that's always been attracted to that taboo. It's been like that since I was a child. "

" When you go to places like Gary and Detroit, you see the economic problem in this country and who it's really affecting. "

" My core thing is gangster rap, but a lot of my music is melodic and carries a message of survival. "

" When everybody goes left, I'm gonna go right most of the time. "

" I went to a Bulls game when it was still in Chicago Stadium before they built the United Center. "

" My mom had me at a young age, like 20, and she was the oldest child. All her brothers were seven and 10, so I was like a younger brother more so than the oldest child. I was the younger brother to all my uncles, so they were going through their childhood and their teenage years, and I was right there. "

" I'm cool with doing shows with 2,000 people. I don't have to rap in a stadium. As long as I can provide for my family and my art and live comfortably and live well, then I'm good. "

" Everything don't work out for the best. You have to use a lot of those things as lessons in order to build yourself up. "

" It's in the American spirit to take advantage of an opportunity. "

" I like good music, whichever lane it comes out of. As long as it's dope, that is all that matters with me. "

" I'm so hands-on and involved in my own music that I feel like if I put the same effort into another artist, then I can definitely cultivate something great. "

" I don't mind travelling. I'm independent, so I gotta get on the grind. "

" Tupac is definitely an icon. There'll never be another Tupac, so I'm not gonna ever, ever try to fill those shoes. I'm just gonna stay in my lane and be the best me that I can be. "

" I'm not a big video game dude though, but I like 'Madden.' "

" I love Lil Wayne. I grew up on the Hot Boyz. "

" I tried to watch 'Inception,' but I fell asleep. "

" I grew up on N.W.A., Geto Boys. My dad was listening to that. "

" After I got dropped by Interscope, I knew in my heart that I had to fight back some way or not rap at all. I just took it upon myself to get myself where I needed to be. "

" Probably dancing to Cassie's 'Me & U' - That's my guilty pleasure. "