I've also worked with various producers and artists around the world, which has helped with my international recognition. We've sold a lot of albums online in places like Norway and France. Sometimes we track my hits online daily and we are getting regular hits from people all over the place.

SonReal

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I'm really just tryna bring it home for my city, I'm trying so hard to be the best I can be on every record I do, every feature I do and every different city I go to.

cities home trying

Its just tryna impress the world and then realizing that, that doesn't even matter really, you gotta impress yourself.

realizing matter world

I'm from a middle class family. I didn't grow-up rich, but I didn't grow-up poor. Each guy has to stick to his own story.

growing-up guy class

I'm just gonna do my own kinda swag of kinda dumbing something do... by SonReal

I'm just gonna do my own kinda swag of kinda dumbing something down and speaking some knowledge.

down-and my-own swag

My first official music video for "Who Am I." It's getting crazy traffic and a lot of hype. I got sponsored by a company called MATIX because of it.

hype video crazy

I feel like I've got the skills to be at the top, I feel like I've got the mind-state, so basically what I'm saying is there's people all around me, there's artists all around me that are in my zone, but I still feel alone. I feel like I can't relate to them as much as I can related to maybe somebody that was a little bit higher up.

skills artist people

I think my music has a big message, and I think when people really get into it, it does help their life sometimes. It inspires me; it's my favorite part about my job.

jobs people thinking

My struggle and my story is very much so somebody that was just kind of [an] underdog. I didn't have any cosigns, I wasn't even really good at rap, I'm one of those dudes that was never just crazy and amazing, I had to work my f***ing ass off to get good at this stuff.

rap crazy struggle

Look at somebody like Drake, the guy is one of the most vulnerable. He says exactly what's on his mind and that's why I respect him.

Not everybody is gonna like every track on my record ever! by SonReal

Not everybody is gonna like every track on my record ever!

Even when I write a song, lots of times I think - I wonder what m... by SonReal

Even when I write a song, lots of times I think - I wonder what my dad would think of this song.

dad writing song

I found myself at a time in my career trying to impress everyone. I was constantly thinking about what everyone thought of my music.

careers trying thinking

I'm always gonna rap. Rapping's what I started doing, I even sang when I first started rapping, when I couldn't really sing at all but I always tried.

I live with all these people, I live with four people that are involved with my music and I call 'em my team and that's what we call GoodLife.

ems team people

I guess sacrifice inspires my vulnerability, sacrifice and just h... by SonReal

I guess sacrifice inspires my vulnerability, sacrifice and just having good people around me.

sacrifice inspire people

I think the sports industry and the music industry are all tied i... by SonReal

I think the sports industry and the music industry are all tied in together.

together sports thinking

I always use familiarity in my music, whether it's in my song wri... by SonReal

I always use familiarity in my music, whether it's in my song writing or whatever.

use writing song

I'm tryna put out the right stuff and just do me and not pay attention to who's hating and who's loving me and make the music I love to make, and make it the best I can.

hate pay attention

I would hope when I do blow up that I can keep that same mentality. I think I will because I'm the kinda dude that no matter how far I take something, I always wanted to be higher.

matter blow thinking

I've never been the type of artist to plateau or have a big peak in my career and then a big decline.

decline careers artist