Quotes from Lil B

I can't make Based God music all the time. The Based God is something that is better than Lil B and better than Brandon McCartney; he's something that I aspire to be.

It's all run by one person, but, real talk, Brandon McCartney is a book author, the Based God is perfect and Lil B is the trendsetter, the person that everyone follows and pays attention to.

An artist should appreciate anybody that appreciates their art because really bro, without people I can't do anything.

So I got a lot of music because it's all different. I'm not just one side. I wanna show you the good, the bad, and the ugly. I wanna be as truthful as I can because I love music.

Based means being yourself. Not being scared of what people think about you. Not being afraid to do what you wanna do. Being positive.

I came in the gate as an African-American poor kid wanting to be a neurosurgeon but - with American life and the places I was put due to American history and laws and the oppression of black people - I had to make it work in other ways.

The Warriors are a lifestyle. I love every Warrior that stayed. They represented Oakland with pride. I love the Warriors. I love Oakland. I love the people.

I don't like men. They're saying they're going to bash my head in.

Imma go to Starbucks in the morning for some coffee, if it ain't no girls there i won't buy no damn coffee!

I work hard to show my mother that her child has a purpose.

I'm extremely happy about music altogether, and the history that I've made. How I changed the world, music-wise, music over the internet and stuff like that.

I want the world to see, you can have a million stones thrown at you and you can still be positive.

I'm a real positive person. Non-violent. Love everybody. I'm definitely an asset to the world.

I have a positive core, and what I'm doing for music and Earth and the people is more living and less critical thinking.

When people are hitting you off Twitter, a lot of times they don't know who you are. They're just hopping on your character and they gon' be hopping on another rapper next. You gotta weed out the real and the fake.

I'm a human sacrifice. I put myself out there for the people, and hopefully they take the good and the positivity from that.

I decided to make one of the most controversial songs that I could. I want to get under people's skin.

I just want all people to be treated equally, all creeds. It would just make everybody's time on earth easier.

I'm actually going to self-produce my next tape that I'm working on, 'Platinum Frame'. This going to be my second official mixtape.

I want people to smile when they hear my name. I love everyone. I want to help make it a better time for the kids after me.

Nobody asked to be born. Life is hard, kinda.

I don't really do anything unless it's from the heart - I don't like to joke on people, or distract them from something they love.

I like the Bay Area because it's very diverse, and I'm in touch with the people.

Wanna move out the hood and defeat that cancer I ask how she stay on her feet like dancers How she keep on adding paint to a life-size canvas.