I'll step in an airport just now, and people will recognize me. I'm in Harlem on 144th and whatever, and people are coming up to me like, "What's up, Chamillionaire?" And seeing it grow is, nothing turning into something, that feeling is a really good feeling.

You have to have a balance, and I think that people get upset about Hip-Hop and say that it's dead because there is no balance. It's just all this simple-minded music, and it doesn't seem to be any content, and the dance club music outnumbers the little content there is.

If nobody wants to buy your album, who's going to buy your clothes?

The visual is everywhere in the streets, but in the industry, it's like you have to show up at this party and you can't take on the world in one day. It's a gradual process, but you can't let it frustrate you; you just have to keep grinding.

I feel that success is the best revenge in this world.

I feel like people, when it comes to music, whatever genre, they relate to the story more than just the song.

If you're a humble person, and you walk in, and you start talking, people are going to be able to tell. You can't fake it.