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" My father took me to a lot of sports events as a child, and our TV stayed on ESPN. "

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" 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. "

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" I had a nightmare that I was mopping floors and that this Freddie Gibbs thing was all a dream. "

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" I am the evil seed. "

" I always knew that I would be some type of public figure, but I never knew that it would be rapping, 'cause my dad sang: I saw him deal with the ills of the music industry, just on the outside looking in. "

" Scarface is my favorite rapper. "

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" 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. "

" Ninety percent of the general public aren't gangstas, so all of the rappers aren't going to be gangstas. "

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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" There's some dudes that did Gangsta Grillz tapes who probably weren't worthy of it - their label just put up the bread, or they did a favor. "

" I'm a loyal dude. "

" 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. "

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" Jeezy just recognized my grind, and I jumped on board with him to enhance it. Artistically, we're in the same mind frame. We come from very similar backgrounds - poverty. That's something that we can both relate to, something that we can convey in our music. "

" I don't ever really plan my sets. I just get out there and feel the energy of the crowd. "