Quotes from Lil Yachty

I'm not the best rapper; I'm not trying to be the best rapper.

When I made 'Lil Boat,' my first mixtape, I didn't have a drop date, a due date. I didn't have critics rating on it; I was just making it. And then when I finished it, I dropped it at my own smoothness, at my own pace.

That's how things work: you be who you are, and then people like you. They gravitate.

There's no way I'm not gonna have a gun, 'cause you just never know what'll go down in Atlanta. But I'd rather be able to protect myself and have the right, and not have to think about the consequences if I'm just trying to protect myself.

I was always curious about, like, how does hot sauce work? Growing up I used to wonder, 'If I touched it, was it hot?'

My mother always taught me a lot of important life lessons, and she would always tell me how important it was to tip. We didn't have much money, so we would tip what we could. Now, it's at the point I'm financially stable. When I'm out eating, I hope I have the cash, but if I write it on the receipt, I'll leave a big tip.

Hip-hop is not one thing!

People say I'm destroying hip-hop, and I'm like, there's so much hip-hop, and it's so popular, so I don't know why I have the power to destroy it.

I'm half-and-half on school. I had fun in grade school, but when I went to college, it was the worst place I've ever been in my entire life.

I'm not influencing the youth in no bad way. I'm doing can drives at my shows.

I never freestyle. I always give a written verse cause I just don't wanna go out like that.

I was in a group called the Yacht Club, and they were all older than me. I was kind of the baby.

I love Beyonce and Jay Z.

You look more like a legend when you accomplish a lot at a young age.

I was performing in front of mirrors forever. Just jumping around my room at, like, three in the morning when everybody else was sleeping. So when it came time, I was so ready.

I feel like Soulja Boy was one of the smartest when it came to connecting with your fans and taking that to another level.

I've never had beer. It smells so disgusting.

I don't smoke. I don't drink. I don't do nothing, bro.

I'm like the youth's big brother now. I have to be that voice for them.

I'm genuinely, near and dear, truly rich.

When I first started recording music, we would record in the closet with socks on the mic.

I feel like Soulja Boy was one of the smartest when it came to connecting with your fans and taking that to another level. That's how you get the real love. Someone will love you, but if they feel like they know you or they can relate to you, it's a real genuine, solid love, even when you're down.

I rightfully respect Killer Mike a hundred percent. He knows my father; he's known my father for years.

My dad did not play Biggie or Tupac, so I had never heard it.