I'm a good guy at the end of the day, you know what I'm saying? A lot of people will believe what they see in the media from a long time ago. I'm just growing as an artist and as a person.

I'm happy with the person I become.

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

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.

I let my partners and my DJ listen to my songs and if they say, 'Oh yeah I felt that one' or 'I am feeling that' then I write it down and we just continue building the album from there.

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

Once upon a time, I was really lost. I was 18 going on 19, and I was shy. All I want to do is get money, and the way I was thinking I was going to do that was a negative route.

I was 17 and out of school, living with my mom, starving, not eating, getting locked up, no focus, no guidance. When you ain't got no guidance, you can't do too much. But then I had my first son and started working. I got the right people around me.

You've got Lil Uzi Vert -- you do a song with him, you ain't doing nothing but gaining new fans. You gotta keep up with the time and the pace.

Stay working. Stay busy. It should be motivation instead of down time because down time is like being depressed. It shouldn't be like that. It should really be motivation to keep going.

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

I was 17 when I first started rapping and 18 before I started taking it seriously -- when I really knew I could rap and have fans and be a trendsetter.

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

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

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

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

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

When I do shows, I take pictures and make the fans feel like family. All of that really matters. That's the cheat code if you ain't got a hit.

I would say I grew without a doubt. My whole energy in life -- as an artist and as a person -- has definitely got me smarter and wiser.