Even though I'm out there as an artist, I continue droppin' mixtapes, I continue doin' this and continue showin' DJs love personally. That's why I continue doin' a lot of things other artists don't do.

It's a lot of people that's tried to stop my grind, there's been a lot of hate, but even more love.

I still follow that model: just go hard every day, and take it one step at a time.

In order to perfect your craft, you've gotta go hard, you've gotta go overtime.

Regardless of what people say, that's what they gotta bang in their heads: Ace Hood is the future. You ain't got nobody else in my lane.

I could go old-school; I listen to a lot of old-school music, like Teddy Pendergrass, the Temptations, people like that. I'm an old-school dude, and I'm vibin' with stuff like that to clear my mind. I like listening to that old-school music.

I had this one rock band I used to listen to, but I forgot the name of them.