DaBaby

“Early on in my life, I got two older brothers; we used to listen to Eminem, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne.”

“My name was originally Da Baby Jesus, but I changed it like two years into my career because I didn't want to offend anyone; although I feel like my purpose in the game is related and still is, I didn't want my name to be a distraction from the music.”

“The way I make something out of nothing, I got that from my mama. That's 100% her.”

“I don't even listen to peoples' music... I'm really in-tune with my craft, I listen to me all day long.”

“Any '90s baby, The Rock or Stone Cold Steve Austin had to be your favorite wrestler.”

“I didn't know of any rappers in Charlotte. Not to sound like I'm bragging, but I brought the music scene alive and shed the proper light on it. I took it to a whole other level when I started rapping.”

“My Internet presence was definitely bigger than the music. I'm so good at marketing, so once I knew I had them looking, I turned up with the music. I knew what I was doing - it was premeditated.”

“I don't play the ugly game, I think everyone is beautiful and I see it in me now more and more.”

“I just had that mindset to never settle. That's a credit to my pops, too. He used to say 'the sky's the limit' every time we talked.”

“You can't cheat the game. You can't cheat the grind. You get out what you put in at the end of the day.”

“There was so much music growing up. But definitely Lil Wayne was a big influence because I had more of an understanding of what I was listening to when I was getting older.”

“I made that a point when I was creating my sound from the beginning, I didn't want to sound like anybody. Once I kind of found my own sound, I mastered it.”

“I definitely am the best rapper alive, mark my words.”

“I paid for every video I ever shot.”

“Charlotte, it's what somebody from New York or L.A. would say is a small town, but it isn't. It's right in between being a small town and a city. It's more of a city.”

“No, I wasn't a bad kid. I was always intelligent, and strong-minded, and outgoing, like I am now.”

“And I'm the type of person, if I ain't wrong, I'm gonna stand on that.”

“Everything is organic. I got the wordplay, I got the vocabulary to really, really rap.”

“I am the type where I don't worry about anything else but how to top what I did yesterday. My main goal is to top what I did before.”

“Some songs I rap before the beat even play and I enjoy doing that. I like walking the beat down.”