Quotes from Yo Gotti

I've been going to visit people in prison since I was a kid.

I think 42 Dugg is a superstar - he's got the voice, the music, the look and the hustle.

We are all Ahmaud Arbery. Everyday activities should not end in death sentences. We must hold people responsible for their actions.

I think hip-hop always shifts culture.

I am a situation. I am a walking situation.

Of course I'm blessed. Super, super blessed. I also believe that you don't get nothing that you don't go for. Even with your blessings, you still gotta go do it.

I'm a success story. Everybody from Memphis knows that, that's why don't nobody question it.

I stay away from the carbs and try to make sure I'm not intaking a whole lot of sugar.

I am one of those cats who doesn't believe in putting everything from your personal life out. I come from the motto 'if they know less it's better.'

I don't do credit cards 'cause my mama told me back in the day she never dated a man who tows a wallet. 'Cause that mean he ain't have enough money.

Some people just like to do their own thing. I ain't sayin' it's wrong, but me, I wanna hustle with another hustler. I think two impactful hustlers, or three, or four, is a stronger force.

My cheat meal is whatever I think about. One thing about me is whatever comes to my mind, if I want it, I'm going to eat it.

I played pee-wee football coming up. If I had known the type of chicks they would get when I was in school, I'd probably focused on it a little more.

Throughout L.A. Reid's career, I realize he has been a part of creating some of the biggest superstars in the industry. I feel there is no better person to partner with.

You could be the best lyricist or rapper or songwriter, if you ain't mentally prepared to put in the work, it's a waste of time.

It was once upon a time where me, myself as a kid - and I know plenty of people who grew up the same way - couldn't even afford a pair of shoes.

I'm one of the few artists who started from the ground up for real. Not taking no records to the radio station begging no DJ to play it. When DJs started playing my records they called me for them. I ain't pull up and ask nobody for nothing, I ain't pay nobody nothing.

Like, I always knew I wanted a Kanye West feature and a Jay-Z feature. I knew that starting in the game when it wasn't even realistic to happen. I already knew who I wanted to do records with.

You're only as good as your team, so if your team's strong around you, it just puts you in a greater position.

I grew up in a family where my brother was in prison. My father was in prison.

When I grew up, my auntie was in prison.

After being in the game so long, making so much money and achieving different things, now I think a lot more about impact.

When people are watching the George Floyd video, that could have been me. I think people are just afraid that the people who are supposed to be protecting and serving you are against you.

When I was young I was getting more money than the old heads. I was smarter and tighter, so whoever's team I was on was at an advantage.