Jay Rock

People like to come support when somebody's gone, people wanna show all the love, but they didn't wanna show the love when he was here.

People planted seeds into me. Older cats gave me the game. My family, especially my mother, gave me the game and I pass it on. That's what it's about. If somebody gives you mental jewelry and you wear it for so long, you want to give it to somebody else for them pass it on.

When you're a kid, you live carefree. You notice things that go on around you, but you live like a kid with no worries until you get to that certain age where trials and tribulations come and you gotta fight and stay on your toes.

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

We all knew how talented K.Dot is. We knew how dope he was lyrically.

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.

A lot of people have been sending me beats, I've just been getting it in.

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.

I've been working with a lot of different producers.

A lot of rappers were influenced off the West Coast, even from the East.

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

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.

Anything with music, you got to have inspiration. You got to have inspiration to do good music.

That's what I used to do; I would just go into the studio and just rap. But it's all about coming up with dope concepts and dope hooks.

I broke my leg and cracked my pelvis.

I never expect those type of dudes to even listen to my music but for one of those Juggalos to come up to me like, 'Man, that 'All My Life' record, man you was talking to me.' That struck me like, 'Damn, maybe people, you never know who's listening and who you might be touching with your music.'

Just keep going hard.

Hustle like you broke and keep that passion.

I had a life outside of music too.

It is teamwork that makes the dream work.

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