Kevin Gates

I always had music growing up, but music was also like a journal. It was like my personal diary or personal journal. A lot of the things I couldn't express to an individual, I would express them in my music.

Coming up in the streets, I had to learn how to read people early on. I'm a very analytical person. I observe a lot of the things that people don't notice.

I always knew who I was, and I always ran from my true purpose... I know what my job is. And I always ran from it.

True wealth is not of the pocket, but of the heart and of the mind.

I like Peter Tosh, Bob Marley of course. All of Capleton, Sizzla, Frisco Kid, Buju Banton.

I have trouble with letting go. That's my problem.

I really don't pay attention to the outside world when I'm incarcerated, because being in prison is like being in a different world. So I don't pay attention to what's going on outside of jail, because it's all beyond my control.

I like being with my family. That's my party.

Let me tell you something about Tunechi - about that boy. That boy comes to the studio every day and grind as if he doesn't have a dollar in his pocket.

Prison was the best thing that ever happened to me.

I'm not afraid to make mistakes.

One of my most popular songs, 'Satellites,' I paid $300 for that beat on SoundClick.