You live and you learn, man. I've learned you can't wait on anybody. You have to raise your awareness yourself.
Big SeanLil Wayne is somebody who I used to ride to school listening to in my car. You know from Tha Carter to Tha Carter II, to Dedication 1 & 2, to Da Drought, his mixtapes. You know you got that for him as him being a rap legend, somebody who you look up to.
Big SeanThe higher the goal, the harder the climb, but after that the bigger the muscle the, smarter the mind.
Big SeanI ended up getting a lion chain. I had to make my own mascot - I want to start my own dynasty eventually.
Big SeanI just always stay honest with myself. All my stuff isn't boastful, but some of it is. But that's just the music, the art.
Big SeanI feel like when you're a celebrity, people dehumanize you and they forget you're a real person.
Big SeanIt was just cool to see my friends so inspired, and I'm by no means the biggest rapper in the world, but I'm on my way up. I feel like I'm going to keep going and delivering good music every time. It was cool to show people that it's real to do what you want to do.
Big SeanI just wanted to do something that had some meaning that I can look back and be proud of, that my family can look back and be proud of.
Big SeanEverything I wanted to do was big. I feel like my music is big, the mark I'ma leave in this world is big, so I feel like that's the perfect name.
Big SeanNotorious B.I.G. was one of my favorites. I started getting into hip-hop around the Bad Boy era.
Big SeanActing is a grind, just like music is a grind. Sometimes it takes longer than what you can give.
Big SeanI'm really vulnerable onstage because it's just me. I'm not really trying to put up a front or act a certain way.
Big SeanFeeling more comfortable onstage is something I've worked on - it's really about just being the artist I am.
Big SeanI write my own lyrics completely on my own. Sometimes I have people helping me with concepts or like choruses and stuff sometimes, but mostly I write all my own songs by myself, especially the verses and a lot of the choruses.
Big SeanMy mom keeps me going, man. She deserves such a good life. I just wanna give it to her. My dad, too. My family, my friends, they keep me motivated. Just knowing my personal legend, just knowing what I'm supposed to do, that keeps me going.
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