Meek Mill

“You could be Top 5 on iTunes, but for people to buy an album, they've got to have a connection with an artist. Every time I bought someone's album, it was about the connection. I was loving everything, from their raps to their style. I wanted to meet them.”

“Being that I went to jail and came back, I went through a whole new experience in life. I went from being at the top to back down at the bottom again. In jail, you get stripped of your freedom and everything, so I experienced different things, learned more.”

“Your brand is your name, basically. A lot of people don't know that they need to build their brand; your brand is what keeps you moving.”

“I work hard. I focus on myself and putting food on my dinner table before anything else. I don't worry about other artists. Worrying about the next person in a negative way is the wrong way to be.”

“I'm scared to be political. You get too powerful, and more people try to take you out.”

“I don't wear the see-through shirts or anything too glittery. I come from that '90s school of rap. Fitted caps, because I got a big head, so snapbacks don't fit me right.”

“I know all I really wanna do is get money and take care of my family.”

“My first songs were energetic because I liked their energy. When I used to battle people every day, I had to go hard. If someone went harder than me, they left with the win. I haven't lost since I was 12 years old.”

“Jay-Z ain't a manager; he owns a management company. He been through this; he been through the game for a long time, so he knows tactics in taking artists in certain directions we need to go in.”

“I'm into all types of stuff. I might have on Pumas one day, Givenchy the next. I'd wear this John Elliott sweat suit to the club.”

“I always had pressure on myself through my life. I put pressure on myself and not from other people. I always wanted to be one of the hottest rappers. So the pressure comes from myself.”

“I watch my YouTube videos over and over.”

“I'm not the best person at putting words together. I can't give you the melody. But I might inspire somebody.”

“I have a fan base worldwide, man. I think they're really down for me. That's how I got signed - 30,000 fans retweeting Rick Ross.”

“Meek Mill - my homies used to call me 'Meek Millions,' and at the time I didn't have no millions, so I ain't really want to be called 'Millions,' so I just shortened it down to Meek Mill. 'Meek Milli,' my friends used to call me.”

“I don't think I would change really anything about rap. Rap don't have no limits to it, and I like it like that.”

“The Rolls Royce was the real first car. It wasn't the first new car I got, but it was the first real car I bought that's like, 'Wow, I got this.'”

“Philly gave me my ambition and drive to get more. It's a reminder to stay on top of my game. That's not a place I want to go back to.”

“When my girl do better than me, I still win. When I do better than her, she still wins.”

“I ain't drop an album since I was 25. I rap way better. I've experienced way more.”