Top 118 Quotes & Sayings by Yo Gotti - Page 2

I didn't study no rappers when I was coming up. I was studying moguls. I was studying Jay Z. I was studying Puff. I was studying Master P.

I got kids so whenever I can, I fly them out to the cities I'm in.

It was once upon a time where me, myself as a kid - and I know plenty of people who grew up the same way - couldn't even afford a pair of shoes.

I got a lot of respect for Drake, most definitely; he's killin' it.

When you live a certain way for so long, that's the only way people can see you. I don't necessarily mean that's who you is or you can't change, but it's a stigma that they put on you when you're from a place where I'm from. That's one way of looking at 'Trapped.'

I've been going to visit people in prison since I was a kid.

Yeah I got a collection of sneakers. I probably got over 200 pair of PUMAs.

They say you're blessed to be a blessing to others. There's no better time to live that saying then the holidays. Especially when so many families are struggling.

The conditions in the prisons operated by the Mississippi Department of Corrections are absolutely inhumane and unconstitutional.

I recorded 'The Art of Hustle' album three times because I had the time to do it.

I would watch all of the videos that came on on BET and MTV. I was infatuated with the hip-hop culture.

I never tell my artists how to rap or how to approach a song. I let them do the song.

'Back 2 Da Basics' was my way of saying I'm done and out of the streets and I'm going to get a record deal and be a rapper for real.

I got a lot of respect for Kobe.

I just think white jewelry to me, it look the richest. It's clean and rich.

I think CMG is gonna grow and only get bigger and bigger. We're gonna continue to find the right talent and do everything that's necessary because I got an 'I will not lose' mentality.

Naw, I don't write raps down. All my raps come off the top of the head.

Real estate was one of the first things I was doing. I kinda like mistakenly fell into that. I bought a house early in my career, and in my head, it was like, if everything goes wrong, I own this one house, you know... As I started doing concerts and more concerts, I started buying more houses.

Me as a person, man, I'm just rapping reality. Every time I get in front of the microphone I'm just speaking about real life and what's happening.

I stay away from the carbs and try to make sure I'm not intaking a whole lot of sugar.

As far as artists go I like Don Trip. I think Don Trip is one of the coldest artists, that's my little partner.

'Letter to the Trap' is a real approach on how I really feel. It's like when you're in that culture and you're living that life, there's always obstacles when trying to get out.

Throughout L.A. Reid's career, I realize he has been a part of creating some of the biggest superstars in the industry. I feel there is no better person to partner with.

When I came up with the title 'Trapped,' I was going through a lot of personal stuff. There were a lot of things in 2018 that had me in a trapped mentality.

I like my jewelry to fit tight.

Boxing is a full-body workout, and while you're in it and learning the procedures and steps, you're working out at the same time. Sometimes it don't feel like you're actually working out, which I like.

I ain't never really play sports.

We are all Ahmaud Arbery. Everyday activities should not end in death sentences. We must hold people responsible for their actions.

I just always knew that I was going to get some money, that I was going to be successful.

When I'm working on my music, I take special care to make sure the sound is perfect.

When I grew up, my auntie was in prison.

You could be the best lyricist or rapper or songwriter, if you ain't mentally prepared to put in the work, it's a waste of time.

I most definitely respect Jay Z hustle and everything he built. He's a businessman first and I think he respects my hustle.

I Am' is the album that displays a little growth. The record, to me, is bringing the streets back.

I feel like it's our job, between me and Jeezy and Gucci - I feel that's who the streets look at as far as trap music. So if it's gonna be saved, we have to save it.

This whole 8 for $8 tour, I handpicked every city, every market on this tour, I handpicked myself. I wanted to go to New York, I wanted to go to Baltimore, I wanted to go to Philly, I wanted to go to Chicago, I wanted to go to Atlanta, of course I wanted to go Memphis, I wanted to go to Oakland.

I didn't grow up eating no vegetables. I ate at fast food restaurants every day.

I played pee-wee football coming up. If I had known the type of chicks they would get when I was in school, I'd probably focused on it a little more.

That's how you want your sound to be - global.

I would buy a house, and try to buy a house every month. I didn't have education or information about real estate at the time. I learned after I bought a few houses, and then I kind of fell in love with the rehabbing of the houses and fixing them up and just the whole process and turned it into a business.

It was special with me being from Memphis and knowing the history of the venue, knowing all of the artists who performed in the Orpheum before me. Even having the idea to approach it was ambitious on my part, but I thought they would turn me down at first.

With each project, whether it's an album or a mixtape, I try to learn more in the process.

I was blessed with the talent. God gave me the gift to put words together and make popular songs.

Just the responsibility of wanting to see my mother have a better life; making sure my sister had a better life. I went ahead and accepted that responsibility when I was young and it paid off. That was really the only goal.

I think the I Am album allowed me to show fans that I'm more than just a mixtape artist, who can make music on a different platform, a bigger platform, and I think more people respect what I'm doing now.

I believe your success is based off what your goals are. Are you trying to feed your family or have plaques on the wall and be broke? In that case, I think the game is in a better place. We have all heard of famous artists who are broke. Then we know of artists who may have had only a song or two on radio, but have a million or two dollars off that quick come up.

Being independent is more of a mind state more than anything else. A lot of people don't understand that being an independent artist means being hands on with your career in every aspect - not being afraid to spend your own money and invest time in yourself. Although I'm affiliated with a major label, I still wake up every day with an independent mindset.

We focus on money, getting money and winning. We let the rest of them chase the women. We focus on winning cuz getting women is slight work. That's all the time with us.

I really wanna work with Kanye West. He's one of the few people I haven't got to work with yet that I really wanted to.

I'm a real dude from a real place and I never express myself through social sites. I don't feed into it, man. That's not real life.

Speaking for myself, my first priority is to take care of my family. That's first and foremost.

Rap was slowly becoming one of my hustles, but it wasn't my main hustle. But I come from a family of hustlers, so once I figured the hustle out and mastered it, I took it to my brothers like... "we can flip this just like we flip anything else"... and they were with it but also sort of slow to come all the way on board.

Like LeBron James, we already know how good the man is. We know he can play. He's rich. But he still want a ring. N!ggas know my music hot. That's proven. Now its time to get the ring.

I heard Russell Simmons say that, 'people have million dollar dreams with a minimum wage work ethic.' Basically, everybody wanna be rich but don't nobody wanna work for it.

Keeping my family out of prison best I can. That is success to me. I created that without selling records.

I'm a business man and the reason I linked up with a major was because I understand they have that reach that I can't get no matter how hot I get in the streets. It's not always about money because I been had money. I want to be on TV and win awards. I want to be number one. You need a label to get through barriers.

The first CD said exactly what it was. I was just in the streets hustling. I come from a family of hustlers.

The kitchen is where you put all the ingredients together. The kitchen is where you prepare the plan and put your recipe together. No matter what you do in life, you have to have a plan and put it together.