I go out in the streets, and I go to shows, and I see my fans turn from "I like your last rap" to "I feel your movement; you're keeping it all the way real." One thing I've always said is that's never been my story, and I'm not going to go back on my word.

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Life is what you make of it. Don't make excuses - make it happen.

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excuse life-is happens

I think a lot of people feel like they still have something to prove, because when you get in and you're chasing success, you always feel like you have something to prove. But at this point, I feel like an underdog, and I actually like being in that position.

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underdog people thinking

You have to stay focused because a lot of things will break your confidence. But if you stay focused and want it bad enough you can achieve. I know that sounds like a PBS special, but it's true, straight up.

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A moment will pass, but a movement will last.

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I just try to do me, and I feel like it works.

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Every underground artist has that little chip on his shoulder, like "I'm stuck here, and I'm trying to get out of this little hole that I'm in." You've got this core fan base, but it's limited.

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America is fascinated with seeing people have nothing and turn it to something.

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turns america people

Musically, I want to graduate and become one of the greatest. You can't do that just spitting punchlines. I respect those people who say they love that old style, but it would be greedy of them to want me to stay that same person.

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style want people

What's life if you're not enjoying it?

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enjoy ifs

A lot of people have that story that they used to sell crack or shoot people; that's nothing new. But honestly, if that was me, I probably still wouldn't be doing that because it's so many people that's doing that. It just gets old when you hear a million raps about how many ways I could shoot you. So I just try to be more creative and come with something new because I actually care about the music.

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Every now and then, I might listen to music, but I try not to listen to it too much because when you turn on the radio and hear the same song over and over again. You won't appreciate it as much; it won't be as fresh.

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They see me rollin’, they hatin’

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These palm trees like my old homeboys, hella shady

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People get tired of the same old sound. They want something new.

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want-something tired people

I might tell a story about somebody else, but I don't sit there and do a story about somebody snitching on me selling coke because people know I didn't sell coke. So I just try to keep it real but still try to do it in a creative way.

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If you're a humble person, and you walk in, and you start talking, people are going to be able to tell. You can't fake it.

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I just sit there and try to think of stuff that I could do that's a little different but still not step outside of who I am.

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who-i-am trying thinking

If you go down to Texas, people are real proud about and they rep Texas.

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texas real people

I feel that success is the best revenge in this world.

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revenge feels world

I'm one of these people that just like to brainstorm.

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