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

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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. "

" I look at some of my fans at my show, and a lot of them look like they're straight out of a punk rock show. They like what I'm coming across with. I had seen them same thing when I went to this Scarface show, so it lets me know that I'm on the right track. "

" Nobody else was saying what he said on air, and sometimes he pushed the envelope when he said the newest Jay Z line with a Michael Jordan highlight. But Stuart Scott was an artist. "

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

" 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 started hustling in early adolescence. "

" Ain't nothin' changed with me. I'm Eastside Gary til I die. "

" 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 really comfortable with being on songs with cats I don't really know. "

" He's been my number one influence. If you say Tupac didn't influence you, then you don't really need to be rapping because nobody evokes that kind of emotion on a track like Tupac does. "

" I never write a song before I get the track because I just feel that I have to make a marriage with that track with my raps. And if it's something that's already there, it ain't gone really fit, I don't think. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I can do a whole project with Madlib and turn around and do a record with Gucci Mane. Gucci Mane, E-40, and Black Thought on the same record. I like all those rappers, so why can't I work with them in some type of capacity? It just speaks to my versatility. I don't just listen to one type of rap. I listen to all of it so I can make all of it. "

" I've been interested in basketball since I was a little kid - like, 3. The Bulls were my team. If you grew up in Gary, the Bulls were everybody's team. "

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

" My TV stays locked at 'SportsCenter.' That and 'Pardon the Interruption.' "

" I want to be one of the most versatile rappers in the game. "

" I'm a loyal dude. "

" I think that 'Pinata' album is going to stand the test of time. It's going to be a moment in hip-hop, whether people know it or not. It's nothing else like that in rap. It's going to forever hold its place. "

" Drake makes some dope songs. "

" We have good, neighborly people in Gary. "

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

" 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. "