Quotes from Jay Rock

Whatever you're trying to do, wherever you're trying to go in life, whatever you got your mindset on, stay there.

Like, my whole life I've been right here in this zip code, 90059. Regardless of wherever I go I always end up in the same spot.

Shout out to J. Cole. We come from the same type of struggles. He put the real in his music, I put the real in mine.

It ain't about going backwards. It's about moving forward.

I've been hearing what a lot of people been doing and what a lot of people been putting out musically, I've been listening.

Never give up, because at the end of it all we all trying to win.

That's what it's about. Bringing unity, so our kids can grow up safe.

Kendrick Lamar, he has stood up for peace and love in our community. When he could have just stood up for himself.

When I was 6, 7 years old, I was raised on all the old-school stuff. My momma used to play oldies in the house. That's all my momma used to play around the house was oldies.

I love women. I love 'em to death, but sometimes you have to be careful. Sometimes these women out here play games, too.

With gangs, there could be a positive outlook because it takes the older guys to come school these younger guys on the right roles.

We always hear Compton and Long Beach, but Watts is always overlooked.

I want to motivate people because I know how it is, struggling, and coming from a place where you have nothing. So my thing is to motivate people to let them know whatever you put your mind to, or whatever you love to do, then stick with it and don't give up.

I lost a lot of homeboys growing up, a lot of family, at early ages.

Growing up in the projects, I've been around music all my life. Marvin Gaye, everything man.

I help my loved ones.

It's everyone's dream to be on a cover of a magazine - you know what I mean? It's like a dream come true.