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I grew up upper middle class.
I always wanted to be a comedian.
I have Kanye's ego to some extent.
Money doesn't drive me in the slightest.
Lil Wayne was one of my favorite rappers.
I'm not ever going to stop rapping. I love rap.
Love is a fickle thing. But I still believe in it.
It's hard to form actual legitimate relationships.
I'm not a big festivalgoer as in, like, a citizen.
I think everybody has their own inner rap spirit animal.
Deep down, I always had a belief I would get on the charts.
My fears are never about failure - it's about extreme success.
I can't really rap the way rappers rap; I drive a 2002 Toyota Avalon.
There just hasn't been a voice for that normal dude when it comes to rap.
In my heart, I believe I'm a top flight comedian and a top flight rapper.
Deep down, I want to be a big rapper. I want people to love what I'm doing.
Rapping works like a sport... the more you do it, the better you get at it.
I feel like the Philadelphia sports teams are really good at having my back.
I really don't spend my money that much unless I'm reinvesting in my business.
I'm pretty self-aware, and I am an embarrassingly flawed human being in a ton of ways.
I have never been more physically tired than after that first song of my first concert.
I grew up when Chris Brown was, like, an icon. He was my ringtone when I was in high school.
If we're evaluating cool to the way other rappers appear to be cool, then I'm not cool at all.
Working at the ad agency showed me just how possible things were from a production standpoint.
I will be in a position where I can afford the Bugatti, but I most certainly won't be buying it.
Growing up, the one thing I noticed was that everyone seemed to laugh at my jokes wherever I went.
I don't think any artist has really relied on music videos the way I do. It's almost like my radio.
I'm a relatively cheap person who, to me, it's not cool to overspend; it's cool to get a great deal.
I think people just have to realize that music grows, and hip-hop evolves. I mean, everything evolves.
Like, I haven't even tried a cherry before, because I'm such a picky eater, and I behave like a 9-year-old.
Obviously, my aspirations are to be considered one of the best. Like, anyone rapping should have that mindset.
By putting this music out, I think I genuinely eliminated 80 percent of the previous jobs I was qualified for.
It's impressive to the girl that I'm texting that I have my own emojis. It adds to my charm as a man seeking love.
Sometimes I want to be completely outlandish and funny, but sometimes I feel the need to prove myself as a rapper.
I always have to poop right before I do a concert. I don't feel nervous, but I think that must be my body reacting.
I think, between me and Chris Brown, if you combined our games, you'd get, like, a real Division I basketball player.
It is crazy how people can't understand the concept of comedy and music. It's like they have to be mutually exclusive.
Snoop Dogg and T-Pain, to me, are like legends so it's like, any time you get to work with a legend like that, it's cool.
If I apply myself to rap, I'm gonna be the best rapper alive. If I apply myself to comedy, I'm going to be the funniest guy alive.
My favorite part of festival season is probably the disposable income at hand for me... I get booked for more, and I make more money.
I was lucky enough to be in the studio with Drake and Kanye before I put 'Freaky Friday' out. I showed them the video before I put it out.
I wanted to explain that just because I'm rapping in this funny way doesn't mean that I'm not worthy of actually being evaluated as a rapper.
My whole initial goal was to be a comedian, so it's not like I chose to do a TV show out of nowhere. It's kind of always been goal to do a TV show.
Personally, I feel like I'm trying to redefine what a really good rapper can be like. Like, I think it's not often where a good rapper can be making funny music.
I've been working a lot with Benny Blanco; he's a producer. And I've been working with Diplo and a bunch of other people. Detail, Charlie Handsome. A variety of people.
A part of me wants to rely less and less on comedic visuals and make more substantial standalone music. And get a sitcom on TV where I can let my comedy do the talking there.
I would say that I don't make music quickly; like, my process has been very slow, and my bar is very high, and I don't really rush to make music just to get something out there.
I don't spend a ton of time interacting, but I feel like I probably do more than most rappers/artists. I just find it interesting to be able to communicate with fans. It's cool.
'Ex-Boyfriend' is a really funny story that is that much funnier when you have visuals attached to it as opposed to just hearing it. I couldn't let a song like that go un-videoed.
I love rap, and part of hip-hop culture is being excessive and absurd, and I can't be excessive and absurd without sounding corny. So I have to do it in a very truthful, weird way.