I'm never satisfied. I want to get to the next level.
— Ty Dolla Sign
It's simple: put the money into schools and not prisons.
Ever since Apple Music, Spotify, and all of those things came around, we can choose whatever we want to listen to. Before then, it was all controlled, but now, everybody listens to everything.
I got all the women and everything I want, but my brother is locked up. I can't leave him behind.
I had a kid, so I had to step it up and get that cake.
If something's dope, you got to go with it.
I want to be one of those ones: a legend.
I've got all of the old school vinyls from the '70s - even further back, like the jazz music in the '40s, '50s, '60s. Then I've got all the '80s stuff underground, hip-hop when hip-hop really first started. The '90s stuff. All of the good stuff, because I'm really into music, and it helps me create new songs now.
I'm definitely the super-cool dad.
I'm using my platform to help out a little bit, you know. It's only right.
God is good.
I am Mr. 'Toot it and Boot It.'
I make bangers all the time, and I knew it was going to come. My mom probably used to think it wasn't going to happen. My daughter's mom thought it wasn't going to happen, and a couple of girlfriends. You just gotta keep on doing it. I'm living proof.
J Dilla is the top producer of all time, in my book, alongside Timbaland and Pharrell. Then DJ Mustard.
I care about people, and I've learned in life that the only thing we are here for is to learn and teach.
One of my uncles played in The Isleys. I went to all their shows.
As a kid, my pops did music, too. He was in a group called Lakeside back in the day.
I've been building slow, step by step.
At first, I ain't gon' lie, I used to be a little nervous about what people were gon' think about my music, but once I let that go, then everything started happening.
I think I'm gonna do more songs on my own.
The mass incarceration going on in this country and with my people is crazy.
God blessed us with all this money, so why not take the money and put it into my brother's case? Talk about social and racial injustice in our country, and mass incarceration in our country?
I write other people songs. Recirculate it. It's the music business.
How many fake Drakes are there? How many fake Migos are there?
My dad put me with all the greatest people. It definitely helped me now, because I know so much more about music and composition. It's cool. I love Pops. I'm super thankful for everything he's done to help my career.
My brother is really talented.
I used to always want a boy, and when I had a girl, I thought I wasn't going to like it, but I love having a girl.
Why do we have to have another riot?
Everything happens at the perfect time, man. You may not realize it. But now I do.
I never gave up, but a lot of the homies did, and I don't feel sorry for them.
Working with Babyface was legendary.
Even though the Clintons started mass incarceration, which my brother is a victim of, things are going to change, though. Somebody made them do that.
I've been everywhere man. I'm from L.A., though.
We'll get way further if we educate people and not lock them up.
I'm gonna bring Bad Brains vibes 'cos that's what I do.
J Cole went platinum with no features, and I wanna go platinum!
Every person needs to go home and have that person to wake up to - eventually, when the party's over.
It's certain rappers that can really rap, that really spit all bars, so I understand why someone would say, 'You not a real rapper.' But the main thing is, if you can make good songs, who cares? So I don't know why guys be tripping on Drake. He makes great music. He's dope.
Tell all the ladies to follow me on Snapchat. I don't want to see no guys snapping me.
When 'Paranoid' came out, how many other 'Paranoids' came out? No shots, just real.
The only thing I could be better at is to be around more. Other than that, I'm a great dad. I come to the soccer games and teach her stuff, go over her homework with her every night; we stay on the phone. I try to be as good as a dad as I can be.
To me, it's 2016 about to be 2017. I can't believe there's still a racism factor.
I did a song with Rihanna recently, and I was like, 'How did you find out about me or whatever?' And she said, 'Drake.'
Rioting definitely brings attention to the situation at hand.
Yeah, it's Pushaz Ink for life. Me, YG, and Mustard started a movement, and we brought back the West.
I want to buy up a gang of properties in my neighborhood and give people the chance to live in new buildings. We should make our areas nice.
Everybody just wants to steal each other's energy.
I feel like on 'Free TC,' you know, I feel like I went hard, and not enough people recognized.
I'm from L.A. South Central area.
