A biography for Tee Grizzleyhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm not even going to lie - when I'm in the studio, I'm not like, 'Alright, let me make a hit.' I just try to make good music to the best of my ability.”
“A lot of rappers think they better than me because they saw me broke, going in and out of studios, and couldn't pay for studio time.”
“When you in the positive light and good space, do everything to keep it that way and be real careful what you say and how you move because your world can come crashing down on you.”
“Dudes like me, where I'm from with my sound, don't get signed! It ain't like labels in and out of Detroit and it's a guarantee and I got talent that everybody sees.”
“My favorite Taylor Swift song is between 'Blank Space' and 'Wildest Dreams.'”
“There's definitely a way to fix the prison system. First of all, you gotta get a rehabilitation center in prisons, that every inmate must go through.”
“My whole life I saw everybody else get shine, I saw everybody else get money, everybody else wanted to rap. I saw them getting record deals and stuff like that. And everytime I saw that it was damn, I can't wait until my time.”
“I can't freestyle or else I'll just start saying anything, so I'll write the song first and then record. I'll rap to the producer and he'll make the beat off my rap.”
“When teachers would say, 'When you all graduate, you won't have anywhere to go' - I'm the type of person playing chess and thinking ahead. I thought that was a good question. Am I going to be winging it? I didn't want to be in that position, so I set myself up to go to college.”
“I see myself as the godfather of the streets.”
“I used to read three books a day, sometimes.”
“I'm experiencing a lot of new things in life - cars, houses, jewelry - and getting the family situated. I've been dealing with fake friends, though, like a lot of people trying to come around. There are pros and cons to this fame thing.”
“My goal is just to inspire. To tell people that's going through the same thing that I went through, that there's somebody out there that knows... that can relate.”
“I don't try to be politically correct.”
“SAD!' is definitely one of my go-to songs when I want to vibe.”
“I'm going to try my best to do everything I can for Detroit.”
“First Day Out' just took off under our noses. I was shocked. I was happy. I can't even explain the feeling. It's something I always wanted my whole life.”
“I read a lot of Louis L'amour Western books.”
“Discipline yourself. Be conscious of what you think, and what you like. What gets you mad? What gets you in your feelings? Figure that stuff out and take control of it so nobody else can control you.”
“I knew for a fact I needed to get some money. I felt like I was good to go with the music. People around me weren't as confident, but they didn't have to be, because I was going to do it regardless.”