Jadakiss

“Nothing is promised for long or forever, so you have to put something away for rainy days. Especially when you got kids.”

“That's one of the luxuries of being able to do mixtapes, it's that you can do something different or you can do anything you want to do, how you're feeling at the time.”

“You can't let nobody step on your ego, dismantle your whole image for no reason.”

“Before you drop an album, you need some momentum.”

“No matter you a rapper, actor, ball player, figure skater, some people gonna like you some people ain't, you just hope that the majority is more like than dislike.”

“I got a lot of fans, like core fans, that love me. I ain't one of the dudes that sell five or 10 million brackets, but my followers are stern. They're there. My fans - Jadakiss fans, LOX fans, D-Block fans - they loyal.”

“I always needed a Ty Dolla $ign feature because I'm a big fan of his and he always asked when I was going to send him a record.”

“I love what Griselda is doing. It's not the norm and they got out of that box everyone tried to put them in. They created their own highway.”

“I'm a perfect driver.”

“It's bigger than the music. You have to have a personality, you have to have a character you have to have a good rapport with people. Those are things that also give you longevity.”

“The art of remaining consistent is keeping your ear to the street and the new music. Embracing the culture for what it is. You can't get a nice heat wave and then forget about the people. The more you put out music, the more strength and power you possess.”

“I reap benefits outside of work, as well as hardships because of work. You deal with it. It's no different than your favorite actor or your favorite ballplayer. You pinch us, we still gotta go 'ouch.' Some people think your life is so vainglorious that you're unpinchable.”

“It's a beautiful thing when the young guys grew up off you, or they embrace you and respect your craft. They always call for me like 'Kiss, this is going to solidify me to get a joint with you.' That makes you feel proud as an artist.”

“I'm Kiss the artist, and Jason the father. It's my job.”

“When I create lyrics, I just go off of energy. Sometimes I write down my lyrics on my phone and most times I remember the lyrics in my head.”

“You can't keep doing the same things and expecting the same results. So as you get older, you should get wiser. You learn to invest. You learn what to invest in. Then you start having kids and life changes.”

“When we did the whole 'Let The Lox Go' campaign we was teenagers or in our early 20s.”

“Some dudes get stubborn and get characterized as, you know, you getting a couple of dollars, selling a couple records, your flow is alright and the people got you gassed, and then you start putting yourself in a bubble and you don't want to blend in with the new and what's going on.”

“I try to make my schedule around parent-teacher conferences, school plays, and school trips.”

“I think every artist, producer, believe's that it's going to happen at some point and time. You never want to just hear that you not gonna make it.”