Quotes from JPEGMAFIA

I'm aware that if I make a country album and release it, and it gets on the Grammys, the Grammys are going to put it in the Urban category. Just my blackness automatically sets it in there.

When I die, I want people to be like, 'Respect the music.' I don't really care if you hate me or like me - what I want badly is the validation and respect of the people.

On 'Black Ben Carson,' I had strict no melody thing. I wanted straight, raw, rugged noise music.

Back in the early 1980s when rappers couldn't perform in the fancy venues because the police were too racist and scared, it was the punk venues letting them in to perform.

I'm always just gonna do whatever I want. I don't feel any pressure to appeal to anyone in particular.

When I released 'Veteran' and the reception was good, it was the first time I ever worked really hard on something and had that hard work reciprocated back to me.

Veteran' is an exercise in editing because there is a lot of moments I took out and some that almost didn't make it.

If you listen to my music, you know who I'm talking to, what I'm talking about, and exactly what my message is.