Young Jeezy

I think I got a lot of life skills; I got a lot of wisdom; I've seen a lot of bad things happen to a lot of good people.

With rap, it's a funny thing. You can say things, and people can take 'em the way they wanna take 'em.

Music is how you feel.

I never ever paid attention to any election.

In middle school, I had an '87 Regal. That was unheard of.

This rap game is just WWF; everybody wants points off somebody else.

I'ma continue to make records, continue to make hits, continue to be what I am, legendary.

My fans are my family, because they understand me and I understand them.

Politics isn't only about government. Politics is about the people.

Sam Jackson is like the Jeezy of Hollywood: He's for his people.

When money was plentiful, I was the first one who told you to stack it. Live your life with it. Now that money slowed up, I'ma be the one telling you to save it like they ain't gon' make it no more.

Honestly, I'm on the road so much that I never really get a chance to go to baseball games.

I represent the Democratic party... I've never been nor do I ever plan to be a John McCain supporter. I support Barack Obama.

I don't really feel McCain. It ain't just because Barack is black; he can make change. Just like Bush equals recession, Barack equals progression.

I created my lane. No one can ever run my lane because it's mine. I'm the Michael Jackson of my lane. And you know, nobody was as great as Michael. I love Prince, but he's not Michael.

I feel like I'm married to what I do, to the streets. And I feel like when the streets are mad, it's serious.

I don't think nobody should compare me to anyone, 'cause, at the end of the day, you've got a 'Pac, you've got Snoop, you got Tip, you got Wayne - there's only one Jeezy, man. Ain't nobody walked in these shoes but me.

I guess now music is so saturated and so microwaved. It's, like, 15 minutes in the microwave and boom, you've got something. Nobody's putting passion or any thought behind it anymore.

I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.

I, and others like me - trap stars - we always considered ourselves Robin Hoods: we go out and get the money. Just think, if you was in the village and you a hunter, you take pride in going out to hunt the prey and bring it back for the village to eat. In our situation, we took pride in getting money so that the hood could eat.

When you a ghetto star, when you a hood star, you gonna take care of your grandmother, your mother. When you on that next level, you gotta take care of the city, the streets.

All my music is inspirational. You just gotta listen to the words and get what you can get out of it.

Anything that looks good makes you feel better.

My hustle is nonstop. I never stop hustling.

To be honest, I think about the clubs when I write. But I should probably start thinking about stadiums, because the songs sound even better there - and bigger.