I was surrounded by too many people who felt that they had a strong sense of entitlement. That I owed them something.

My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time. She raised us Baptist, and when I got old enough to say I didn't want to go to church, she didn't force me. She was cool.

I think it's impossible to actually be a role model. I think on some level, you'll have your flaws or defects of character, regardless.

My son is the reason why I write music. He's the reason why everything is different for me. Because when he came into the picture, my priorities changed. I can risk possibly being incarcerated because the only person pays for it is me. I know that if I'm not physically available to take care of him, nobody else will. I want to have the relationship with him that me and my father never had.

Hate it or love it, the underdogs come out on top.

I don't need to get any validation by someone else who sits next to me in first class. If you think a seat in first class makes you a star, then you're not one.

You gotta be smart enough to pick up the information as you go.