“I will be playing until the sun up.”

You grow up in a small community, there’s no outlet like New York or L.A.

Need ya love, not a need it is a must.

Make money not friends.

You’ve gotta really touch people to move them to buy your records.

I was in early on with ‘Yeezus.’

I love my fans more than anything.

I was born in Houston, Texas. I grew up in Houston, by Missouri City. It’s, like, a suburb in the area; it’s middle-class. But I used to stay with my grandma in the hood from ages one to six.

How do I block you in real life?

I think of Westernized culture as a good visual for my music.

James Blake is a real good friend of mine. He’s real different than what you think. He’s super turned up.

I’m La Flame at all times. That, at times, can be bad, at times can be good.

I feel like everyone just gets constricted by their parents or, just, life.

Lord I’m on fire they think that I’m Satan.

I design music; I don’t produce it.

The most ironic thing is my grandfather has his master’s in music composition; he was a jazz composer. My dad was a musician, too. He played more, like, soul music.

I think, with production, I pay very close attention. ‘Cause that’s my favorite thing in music. That’s the whole drive. That’s the reason.

Grind Hard, Shine Hard.

The real-time to relax is when you’ve no time to relax.

Hustling is putting every minute and all your effort into achieving the goal at hand.

True success – financial, personal, and professional – lies above all in loving your family, working hard, and living your passion. In telling your story. In authenticity, hustle, and patience. In caring fiercely about the big and the small stuff. In valuing legacy over currency.

Someone with less passion and talent and poorer content can totally beat you if they’re willing to work longer and harder than you are. Hustle is it.

The only differentiator in the game is your passion and your hustle.

Put your ass where your heart wants to be.

You stand on dead men’s legs. You’ve never had any of your own. You couldn’t walk alone between two sunrises and hustle the meat for your belly.