I just put anything on my back. I take what I have on hand.
I must have in stock 3000 songs you've never heard.
I am not versed in production software. I have basic knowledge, but it ends there.
This is where the guys who copy me are planted: I do not use auto-tune, I sing. That's my advice!
I know I have this image but in reality, if you take all my records, I had to use five or six [tracks].
The best way to use the auto-tune is not to! And that's what I do: I do not use auto-tune!
When you see them be successful, however small, you say to yourself, wow. And everything becomes possible. Never denigrate, to say we will not succeed.
All those who came out of my neighborhood before me. Beyond those you see on TV, the most important people are those who are close to you because they share the same reality.
For a long time I heard rap without paying attention, but it is still a way of life, even when you're a kid.
It was stressful [to live as a child in a Sylvian Hills]. It's always been complicated, honestly... I do not really want to tell you, actually. It bothers me that you want me to tell this.
Today I live in the suburbs, in a neighborhood [that's not] too bad.
I'm always in range of a microphone. I even have a studio at home.
I repeat it until it works. It is important to record, otherwise you lose ideas. That's why I never stay away from the studio, I always [have] something to ask.
I do not always listen again but if something strikes me, I exploit it.
I never write. Never! I do not even remember if I can write.
[I like in Kanye West] confidence in him, but also his aggressiveness, ambition and charisma.
I feel close to [Kanye West]. We're friends, this is not just a working relationship.
I do my stuff, my "mixtapes," as you say. We just need time to capture. After that, I do not know what he thinks, but for me, it is time to get things together.
It was [Kanye West] who spoke, and then we met and recorded some songs. After, you know what it is: we all bump like crazy.
When my song "Danny Glover" leaked, I was a little bummed, but it finally allowed Kanye West [to listen]. One of my biggest surprises was his reaction: he liked [it] and he said he wanted to make a record together.
I spend more time with Gucci [Mane] or Birdman than 300, but all this is just family. Who cares [about] contracts?
Gucci Mane is my brother, Birdman also, we're working together but it is a form of brotherhood. We're friends but there is no need to contract. In a sense, I'm signed on their labels, but there is no lawyer, no contract.
I'm signed to Atlantic through 300 Entertainment [Lyor Cohen's label]. That is my only contractual relationship.
Mixtapes, it's for everyone and you throw them in the trash quickly. While an album is an object that only your real fans take the trouble to buy and know you have prepared something special.
An album is a project with which you have to hit hard.
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