Rod Wave

“R, Rod Wave, that comes from one of my homeboys gave me that name 'cause I used to be scared to upload my music. I just used to make music and just to listen to it myself. So one day, he just uploaded it and gave me my name. I came back to school, everybody was like, 'Rod Wave!' I ain't know what the hell they was talkin' 'bout.”

“You can always read a person by what comes out his mouth.”

“I'm a rapper and an artist, but I'm a human. That's what people forget. That's why I try to make them remember.”

“That's how I feel sometimes. I don't want to be around nobody. I just want to be alone.”

“I've never really been able to open up and record around people.”

“Every show my heart's beating real fast, my palms sweating. I'm uncomfortable and I'm trying to get off the stage as fast as possible.”

“Music is a way of opening up.”

“I'm a regular person who just makes nice music.”

“I never thought I would be on the tour or that people would want to talk about my album. It was never about that.”

“Street Runner' is a personal song about the sacrifices I made to pursue this career that I have now. All while never forgetting about the family and loved ones I'm doing it for.”