Quotes from Meek Mill

Being that I went to jail and came back, I went through a whole new experience in life. I went from being at the top to back down at the bottom again. In jail, you get stripped of your freedom and everything, so I experienced different things, learned more.

Jail was terrible. It was a nightmare.

My first songs were energetic because I liked their energy. When I used to battle people every day, I had to go hard. If someone went harder than me, they left with the win. I haven't lost since I was 12 years old.

When my girl do better than me, I still win. When I do better than her, she still wins.

If I was to get money, that's the first thing you would get: a '96 Impala.

Jay-Z ain't a manager; he owns a management company. He been through this, he been through the game for a long time so he knows tactics in taking artists in certain directions we need to go in.

I ain't drop an album since I was 25. I rap way better. I've experienced way more.

I don't think I would change really anything about rap. Rap don't have no limits to it, and I like it like that.

I'm not the best person at putting words together. I can't give you the melody. But I might inspire somebody.

Work harder than anybody you've ever seen. That's what I believe.

I don't rely on catchphrases or really like sing-along. I just do whatever I feel. Whatever the beat makes me say, I do that and I run with that. It's been working for me, so I'd be cool with that.

If you don't know where you make your mistakes, that's your worst mistake: not knowing where your mistakes are at.

I'm not gone remix a record I don't got no love for.

My homies hold me down, really. I talk to Baby, Jeezy, Rozay, Nicki, everybody, from jail. Just call once in a while and holla at people like, 'Yo what's up? What's life like out there?' for people to give me a report of what's going on.

When I'm not in the booth, I'm one of the most laid-back guys. But growing up, I liked DMX, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and T.I. - dudes that went all out on the track. My first songs were energetic because I liked their energy.

Philly ain't a good environment for you when you headed in a different direction. Bad things happen left and right. You might walk up the street, make a wrong turn, and your whole life could flip.

If you say I just yell on records, that means you ain't a real fan of me, and I would never even give your comment the time of day.

It's cool when people know you more, but I like people to treat me regular when they see me. I take pictures. I don't really be big on people looking at me.

Philly gave me my ambition and drive to get more. It's a reminder to stay on top of my game. That's not a place I want to go back to.

My homies used to call me ' ions,' and at the time I didn't have no millions, so I ain't really want to be called 'Millions,' so I just shortened it down to . ' i,' my friends used to call me.

When you do 10 interviews in one day, and 10 different sources want to talk to you, that means you're doing good. I think about that every day.

I don't know what type of music my son will want. By the time he starts listening to music, really, at like 15, 16, I'll probably have 10 albums out by that time.

I watch my YouTube videos over and over.

I'm scared to be political. You get too powerful, and more people try to take you out.