Jay IDK

“Working with BJ The Chicago Kid was amazing.”

“I'm from the DMV, which is D.C.-Maryland-Virginia - Prince George's County in Maryland, to be specific.”

“I do music that makes me happy by challenging myself to go the extra mile and not do what everyone else is doing.”

“Financially, people always assume you're good when you're a rapper.”

“At first, I thought I could go to school and do music on the side and be successful, but the more I began to understand the industry, the more I fell in love with it.”

“A lot of rappers lie about who and what they are.”

“I always went for the girls that liked the bad guys.”

“'Robot Chicken' was one of my favorite shows.”

“The reason I can achieve so many different feelings is because the people I listen to have always been so diverse.”

“I went to jail at 17. While I was there, I discovered that I could write. Once I started making some songs, other inmates wanted to know a little bit more about what I was doing, and they asked me to rap for them. They really liked it, and I made it a goal to come out and try to make something out of the music.”

“Everyone who watches Adult Swim knows there's a sound to it, a feeling that's nostalgic sometimes, but then it's also different and outside the box.”

“I wanna be the most successful socially aware artist: Grammys, number one singles, albums, overseas and internationally-known household name, all that.”

“I think the best rappers practice concept albums in their work.”

“If you asked me why I went to jail, the easiest explanation would be to say, 'Because I'm black.'”

“My first year of high school, I attended Duval High, home of the Duval Tigers. It's located in one of most notorious neighborhoods in the Prince George's County, Maryland, area.”

“I'm definitely trying to be Number One.”

“I like to try and be outside of the box or do things that other people aren't doing.”

“I really like the Gorillaz and Arctic Monkeys.”

“People have compared me to Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Eminem, and J. Cole. They bring substance and largely are all good storytellers, and those are two of my biggest strengths. It's dope to be compared to people who have longevity in the game because that's the most important thing for me: I want my name to live forever.”

“I try to take the foundations of what music is and add some type of twist to it.”