I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.

I'm never in the mood to eat or drink when I get to a show. I'm just too nerved out.

Triple 6 Mafia and Mystikal in Atlanta was one of my first shows. I remember how sweaty and smashed up everybody was, and it was so punk rock.

Where I'm from is like 'Hustle Flow' versus '8 Mile.' It's that really grimy, box-Chevy, dope-boy, working-class music.

I can tell you that when you're willing to give your life up to see a dream through, the reward is great.

I don't sit under the tattoo gun unless I'm sold on it completely and it will define me as a person.

Yela represents hunger, life, light, fire, power. Wolf speaks to my fighting spirit. The soul I put in my music.