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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" Yeah, I have animosity, a chip on my shoulder. But I love, too. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Anyone can relate to struggle, whether you're European or Asian. Anyone can relate to having to get up and go to work and eat. "

" Sometimes I want to party, sometimes I want to fight and sometimes I want to cry. "

" This is hip-hop. If you've got something you want to rap about, just rap about it, man. "

" Race is still real and you got to recognize it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" American music culture is black culture. "

" 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. "

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

" Fans are all I care about - to be honest. If they stop coming to the shows, then I will get worried. "

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

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" 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. "

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