I've seen my family work so hard and come up, and I've seen it all get taken away. I had to man up, and part of that was sleeping in my car, getting an apartment for a month, and getting evicted the next month. Staying in the $25 - $35 hotels. I just never panicked. I stayed focused and I never surrendered.

The key is to enjoy life, because they don't want you to enjoy life.

Always have Faith. Always have Hope.

I didn't want to be an artist in the same place I worked. You could always have people that might feel like you would do something more for yourself.

I think music isn't just a genre or sound. If it sounds good and makes you feel good it's a beautiful thing.

I'm sure we could all relate because we've all got life. Some people ain't got it

I'm building an empire. How do you know I won't be the next [Universal Music Group Chairman/CEO] Doug Morris one day? I'm doing a hell of a job, and I'm on the road to that next level.