Quotes from Ty Dolla Sign

To me, it's 2016 about to be 2017. I can't believe there's still a racism factor.

How many fake Drakes are there? How many fake Migos are there?

Fifth grade was when I first heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit;' it was the energy, and his voice. I liked 311 and Sublime, too, though that might have been a little after that.

When it comes to making a song, whatever the beat tells me to do, I do.

I make bangers all the time, and I knew it was going to come. My mom probably used to think it wasn't going to happen. My daughter's mom thought it wasn't going to happen, and a couple of girlfriends. You just gotta keep on doing it. I'm living proof.

I want to buy up a gang of properties in my neighborhood and give people the chance to live in new buildings. We should make our areas nice.

With L.A. it's like, yeah, there's Death Row and whatever. But I always wanted to know what those artists were sampling. It's how I fell in love with music.

Fifteen is around the time when my parents broke up, and all I was listening to was 2Pac.

It's certain rappers that can really rap, that really spit all bars, so I understand why someone would say, 'You not a real rapper.' But the main thing is, if you can make good songs, who cares? So I don't know why guys be tripping on Drake. He makes great music. He's dope.

God blessed us with all this money, so why not take the money and put it into my brother's case? Talk about social and racial injustice in our country, and mass incarceration in our country?

Bad Brains is one of my all-time favorite punk bands.

The softest thing I've ever heard are the wind chimes in my backyard. They are soft and cool and mellow.

My dad put me with all the greatest people. It definitely helped me now, because I know so much more about music and composition. It's cool. I love Pops. I'm super thankful for everything he's done to help my career.

I'm just thankful to be blessed with my talent.

I'm happy and thankful that people are messing with the Dolla $ign.

I care about people, and I've learned in life that the only thing we are here for is to learn and teach.

We'll get way further if we educate people and not lock them up.

There was a lot of Pac haters, but I definitely love Pac. I wish I got to do a song with him.

Out of every other rap guy, Wiz is the most humble, down-to-earth guy, like me.

Jagged Edge is one of my favorite R&B groups.

I like Future, Young Thug, Mike WiLL, DJ Spinz, Metro Boomin, Drake, Kendrick.

I did a song with Rihanna recently, and I was like, 'How did you find out about me or whatever?' And she said, 'Drake.'

I feel like on 'Free TC,' you know, I feel like I went hard, and not enough people recognized.

'Shell Shocked' is so different from what people are used to hearing from Ty Dolla Sign.