A thug is what I want and a thug is what I need. And my friends don't understand, and I think it's jealousy.

People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that's what it takes to accomplish your goals.

Even the worst that happens to you can be converted into GOLD if you are clever enough.

Get rich or die tryin'.

I'm not a gangster, I'm not a thug.. I'm just me and if I feel like someone is trying to hurt me.. yeah I'm gonna hurt 'em.. if you come and you ain't coming right I'm gonna blow your head off.

Because hip-hop has no requirements, you deal with people that have the least intelligence on the planet. Some of the people that compare themselves to me, compare themselves to me because they rap and I rap. They can't even read the contracts that they sign to be a rapper, to do the deal.

Eating well was something I learned as I started to be successful and had to travel and perform concerts, which are an intense cardio workout.