Quotes from Lil Tracy

I actually started making beats first and that was before 2010. I think I was like 14. They were really bad. I used to sample like Arabic music for some reason.

I hate when people try to put me in one category.

The first day I met Peep we made a song without question. Never in my life have I connected with someone like that. Literally the first day we met we recorded 'White Tee' and shot the video.

The way I became 'Lil Tracy' was Nedarb was throwing away his old clothes, then there was this old Tracy McGrady jersey. I put it on and I was like 'I'm Lil Tracy!'

I was definitely super rebellious, and my music is that.

I rep Peep, I have him in the middle of my face. It's not a replica tat, it's not something he had, it's my own thing.

Your friend dies, and people always say, 'Oh, he lives through me,' or whatever. But it's just sad that they're not living. If a person dies that's close to them, then they say, 'I lost this person.' It always tripped me out because I would always be like, 'Yeah, but that person lost their life.'

'Anarchy' was more of a tribute album to my friend Peep.

So all I really seen my whole life is just Myspace and Instagram and Facebook and Twitter and YouTube.

There was a point where people would mention that I was black everyday.

I got caught doing graffiti with my friend in broad daylight once.

'Shame,' really it was about people from my hometown who just spread hate about me and just aren't nice to me. And I just felt like that was a shame, so that's really what that stems from.

I know what my fans have wanted from me this whole time. 'Bad For You' and 'Anarchy' is me finally giving it to them.

I'm just a normal, nice dude.

Whenever I'd get in trouble, my mom would send me to Seattle, and when I would get in trouble there, I'd get sent back to Virginia.