Ahmad Balshe

“I would hope the pages would be blank, and every time you flipped the page, a beautiful picture would form. The universe knows where I'm going, and I'm just gonna let it do what it does.”

“Good music is good music no matter what language you're singing in. I think my fans appreciate the fact that I'm not afraid to be myself. I'm proud to be an Arab.”

“We've had different genres within our genre for so long that people just fail to realize that it's going to keep repeating and we're watching the cycle repeat again.”

“I take every chance I get to teach kids that you can get money fast, but legit' money lasts.”

“Pressure' is the perfect first single, it just felt right. As an artist, you have to feel it out and let it happen naturally.”

“I mean for me, I can't really say I differentiate 'cause when I go into the studio to make music, I just make music. Sometimes, it just ends up with me, and sometimes it doesn't.”

“I guess I had passed out and fell on the floor. I was out cold for 16 hours. I woke up and one whole side of my face was bruised. I just knew that something like that could happen, and you may never wake up from it. Everything changed for me after that day.”

“Every musician knows your studio is like - it's a bubble for you. It's a personal space. This is where I work, where I create.”

“I'm blessed to be around some of the same guys that I came into this business with and learning of off each other and watching each other's experiences as young immigrants and trying to thrive in this world.”

“I chose people who would complement the songs that I put them on.”

“Rap is supposed to change. It's supposed to do new things.”

“For me, it just doesn't make sense that somebody could be out the same day or not have to serve a day in jail because they have better resources.”

“I wanted a new phase in my life I needed something new. I stepped back, started doing song writing and various business ventures down the line.”