I'm my own boss, you know?

I want to do, like, 50 records.

I'm happy with the person I become.

I stay in the studio. I'm a studio junkie.

A lot of projects I do be all 'real' music.

I think every artist should go for a Grammy.

I'll never stick to one sound, I switch it up.

Atlanta is just different. It's the music city.

Rapping is my dream, but my kids make me happy.

I'm big on the studio. I like to stay in it 24/7.

Moving to Atlanta is one of the best things I did.

I had a bad background just growing up as a child.

I'm on the road to riches, it's just a lil traffic.

I never thought I would see the outside of Chicago.

I don't want to try to piggyback off of anybody else.

With 'LilDurk2x,' it's a good vibe to it, good energy.

I met Jay Z. I don't really care about all that though.

I don't wish jail on nobody, not even my worst enemies.

I don't throw shade at anybody like, 'You sound like me.'

I rock with Chance, I rock with Kanye, I rock with Common.

My message is just showing people how I came from nothing.

I have three kids, and that's a big part of staying focused.

Certain parts are bad in every city, but Chicago is beautiful.

I look up to myself, tryna get better. Always tryna get better.

I grew up without a father, so I have to be on point for my kids.

I want to relate. I don't want to just rap and go to the next album.

I like aiming for the producers who are hungry. I don't chase the wave.

It feels good to be in a place now where I can give back to my community.

There's definitely a lot of responsibility to keep the good energy going.

I wanna get the streets riled back up. I wanna get super tours and bookings.

Everybody always going to sound like somebody. You got to separate yourself.

I don't think anybody feels safe in Chicago. Bullets ain't got no name on them.

I use the studio as my drug. That's where I relieve everything at - the studio.

I feel like with '2.5,' I created another style that nobody else is coming with.

Always read your contract. Know what you're getting yourself into. Know your worth.

I made 'LS4TS2' for women, my Day 1's, the trenches, and all those that doubted me.

Put your own twist to it. That's how you say relevant. Or things get old and boring.

I want my kids to be able to live comfortable and go to school and to be into sports.

I'm just trying to show people that I ain't gotta ride off no movement. I can ride off myself.

I'm really living my dream so if I were to change anything up, I probably wouldn't be where I am.

Atlanta is definitely where it's at. I still go back to Chicago a lot though, I got family there.

I gotta stay in that light where people will see me and hear me. And not be scared of me, you know?

I just want to paint that picture of Chicago that everybody's missing, and I just want to rap about it.

When I began to rap, I wasn't taking it real serious. As I start seeing good things, it's getting serious.

Bone Thugs is one of my favorite rap groups of all time. I listened to them all the time when I was a kid.

If you got a vibe with a producer I think you should go full-fledged instead of being satisfied with two songs.

I ain't expect it. I just expected to be Chicago famous - 'hood famous. I ain't expect to be outside-of-Chicago famous.

I can buy anything I want now. It hasn't changed me personally. It just changed what I can do for myself and my family.

No shade to the other artists in Chicago... but if you got confidence in yourself and you know you're Number One, say it.

I've been with Def Jam Records for five years and they gave me my first recording contract so for that I'm forever grateful.

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