I sit and talk to kids all day, because I feel like they carry the most wisdom.

There's kids out there that have so much life to live. That's a beautiful thing.

The sky is falling, the wind is calling Stand for something, or die in the morning

We all get distracted, the question is, would you bounce back or bounce backwards?

People gonna be they own individuals and have they own worlds and I can't knock it.

I'm standing on a field full of landmines doing the moonwalk hoping i blow up in time

It's the beauty in her, But when the makeup occur, I don't see it, All i see is a blur

I started doing music when I was thirteen; I actually started writing my first rhymes.

We're all human at the end of the day, making mistakes. But learn from them is the key.

[ Drizzy] is a good dude , he's been looked out and reached out, and I admire the talent.

My word will never be as strong as God's word. All I am is just a vessel, doing His work.

The message I'm sending to myself - I can't change the world until I change myself first.

I've been called a recluse. There's definitely truth in that. I like to spend time alone.

Since day one, since the first time I touched the pen, I wanted to be the best at what I do.

Let bygones be bygones...but where I'm from, We buy guns and more guns, to give to the young.

That's the ultimate thing I want to do in making music - to be able to inspire somebody else.

The people definitely shape the two, put stamps and classify mainstream and underground music.

As a kid from Compton, you can get all the success in the world and still question your worth.

Although the butterfly and the caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same.

Don't you know your imperfections is a wonderful blessing, from heaven is where you got it from

I'd rather not live like there isn't a God Then die and find out there really is Think about it

Tupac, Biggie, Jay. Your usual suspects. These were the people that was played in my household.

You can't have people listen to you unless you come to their world and then bring them to yours.

It's a great, great experience to finally get the reception that you know you rightfully deserve.

Life Will Put Many Red Lights In Front Of You, But Sometimes We Must Push On The Gas And Trust God

If I can look at a 6-year-old and learn from him, that's life. That's God for me, that's inspiring.

My mom's one of 13 siblings, and they all got six kids, and till I was 13 everybody was in Compton.

We all seem to stumble, planning our own demise, Getting the big picture, and making it wallet-sized.

I'm Machiavelli's offspring, I'm the king of New York, king of the coast, one hand, I juggle them both.

Eventually you get to this point where you understand what you want to do and get across and sound like.

How am I influencing so many people on this stage rather than influencing the ones that I have back home?

I look at where I'm at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.

I can be calm and reflective from time to time and other times I can have a burst of energy, that's just me.

Am I the only one who measures time using songs? “Oh it only took me 4 songs to get here! that’s not to long!

My passion is bringing storylines around and constructing a full body of work rather than just a 16-bar verse.

I'm listening to a lot of oldies.A lot of Al Green, Marvin Gaye. Luther Vandross... they were some of my icons.

I don't really believe in the type of pressure that people are wanting to put on the type of music that I make.

When I'm in the studio, I'm looking for creativity I haven't matched yet, a feeling I haven't felt. It's a high.

So next time you feel like your world is about to end, I hope you studied because He's testing your faith again.

It's deep-rooted, the music of being young and dumb, It's never muted, in fact, it's much louder where I'm from.

My lyrics say I have morals, I have confidence, I have weaknesses, I have strong points, that I am a human being.

Got in the studio at sixteen, [and] that's when I felt like I wanted to make this a career. I had a passion for it.

Everybody looking at you crazy, What you gon' do? Lift up your head and keep moving, Or let the paranoia haunt you?

Toronto's one of my favourite places. If I were to move anywhere out of California, it would be Toronto. Definitely.

Being able to tell one from start to finish, and making that puzzle come together at the end. That's the art for me.

I learned, when I look in the mirror and tell my story, that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing.

I had to come from something, come from a place that was negative and positive but the majority of it is a negative place.

When everybody looks at our generation of kids, they always call us the misfits - you know, like we just don't give a damn.

Look inside my soul and you can find gold and maybe get rich. Look inside of your soul and you can find out it never exists.

I live this life at a pace that anyone can go. Know your place, and dedicate your role ...To the faith that you'll die alone

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