In the record business, if you sign an artist that don't really know too much about the business, you can really get over on them in a lot of different ways, so it's a lot of people that don't give artist the game because they're trying to make the most money in the fastest way off their artists.
— YG
That's something we real big on - just being real, authentic, being yourself, not letting this lifestyle change you.
I need a Grammy or a nomination. Just give me my nomination.
You gotta stay on point in everything in life.
I don't wanna do nothing with Trump.
I just want to make something that's going to stick around for 10 or 15 years.
I got a song called 'Bicking Back Being Bool.' That's our lingo.
I just like music, bro. I listen to everyone.
When I caught my case and went to jail, I could have caught a gang of extra time.
I went to Paramount High School, Mayfair High School, all types of high schools. I'm not a high school graduate, but it's all good.
If I was president, you wouldn't be sitting in jail for crimes that's not violent; you wouldn't be doing too much time for crime that's not violent.
I'm going to keep making clothes, I'm going to do more movies, and I'm always going to rap.
You don't have to be a gangster rapper to be successful. You can do anything.
Jeezy like a big brother.
My peoples told me they thought I should go talk to a therapist, and I went and talked to a therapist, and we let Vice record it.
I fell out with a group of the homies, including Mustard. I'm dealing with success.
I eat breakfast most times.
When you think of YG, you think of the West Coast, L.A., the lifestyle; that's what the brand about. That's what 4Hunnid represents.
I was Lil Wayne's fan when I hit, like, 15, 16 and up.
I'm experimenting. That was part of the reason why I named the album 'Stay Dangerous.' It was about being proactive, not reactive.
I've filmed a lot of my videos in Compton, but filming a movie, we really can't do it because the police will come and shut you down.
Me and Mustard the same age, and when we was growing up, he was DJing all the parties, and I was at all the parties.
Footaction saw me swagging, so they reached out so we could do a little collab and talk about my style and the culture and the come-up and all that.
On my mixtapes, I just rap. I just lay out a lot of situations.
I'm growing as an artist.
I went to jail for residential burglary. I got a strike, and I was 19 years old.
I was born in Compton, raised all through the city of Los Angeles.
Black people love Hispanics; Hispanics love blacks. We grew up with each other. We share a lot of the same stuff.
One of the reasons I know how to handle my business is because I know can't rely on rap.
That's what a lot of people know me as: they call it party music.
You've got to do features with the right artists that you can take some of their fans, and their fans start doing their homework and see what you're doing, if they like what you're doing.
'Don't Come to L.A.' is talking about how out-of-towners come to L.A., and they try to start claiming the culture, the lifestyle. And they're really not from it. That's really what's it's about.
I just woke up one morning, and I painted my Maybach red - I wrapped it, matter of fact, red - and I thought, 'I might as well change my album to 'Still Brazy' 'cause I gotta be real with myself.'
I represent the West Coast culture.
The 4Hunnid label is like a family.
Me having my moms and pops in my life and knowing and seeing what they went through for us - it's why I'm a good father.
You gotta raise your kids, take care of your family.
Rock groups - they last for a long time.
When I'm outside the studio, there's some paranoia.
My mama's been supportive since day one.
We listen to the Migos.
I feel like I'm regular. I'm humble.
I grew up with my moms and pops. Pops was in jail for, like, three years.
If I was president, all the food in the grocery stores would be organic.
I'm not boycotting 'Madden.'
Knowledge is dangerous when you're a person of colour. It makes you a powerful individual, and that's what 'Stay Dangerous' represents.
Mustard did my first mixtape, and after that, he started DJing.
I ain't no politician.
I'm speaking for the streets, for the people down here. I can be their spokesperson.
I don't trust nobody.
