I know for a fact that we're not pushed or promoted to speak about God with fervor.
I'm still a very frugal person. But everything that does get spent is a reinvestment into my own music.
'Hamilton' is revolutionary in terms of writing.
The problem is that my generation was pacified into believing that racism existed only in our history books.
There's nothing like doing a show at home. When you do a show in Chicago, there's just a certain love that you don't feel anywhere else; it's like home base.
My grandmother is a huge part of my life. She's just a great woman: a woman of the church.
Something I try to instill in others is to just be a good person. It's a decision you make a million times a day. But if you just keep trying, good stuff comes to you in an ordained way.
I want to tell people to read 'The Prince' by Machiavelli - check that one out. It's just changed my attack so - I think so much more inwardly.
I'm a big R&B guy. I'm a huge R. Kelly fan.
I don't want to say this in a lame way, but D. Rose is one of my heroes. His whole story and background and what he's done for communities in Chicago is super inspiring.
I make my money off of touring and merchandise. And I'm lucky I have really loyal fans that understand how it works and support.
My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.
Music can kind of make you one-dimensional. People see what's on the surface and what you rap about, and they make their decision on who you are from there.
I'm just trying to be an example for all the young artists that are becoming artists every day and working on their craft and trying to help them avoid the pitfalls of the upper management in music and the non-music side of music.
I think it's very important for America that we're represented as promoters of peace, love, and understanding.
I made the decision that I was going to make rap music in, like, fourth grade, so it's been something I was saying for a long time.
I've come to understand that art is awesome and beautiful because it's a reflection of life - but it's just a reflection, and the real thing is my daughter.
I hate that when you introduce yourself, and you're a rapper, sometimes you gotta say, 'I'm a musician.' Or, 'I'm an artist.' 'I'm a recording artist.' 'I'm a vocalist.'
I'm a big Rick Ross fan, and I think everybody knows I'm a big Kanye fan.
I'm light skinned, and I used to lean on that because that's something a lot of black people pride themselves on, and it's weird.
