Donnis Quotes
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Japanese music was so crazy! The J-pop and everything. I never scooped up an album or anything.
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I just continue to grind on my own. You can't deny good music at the end of the day.
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I've always traveled, man, so I'm always out and everywhere.
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Me rapping over other people's beats doesn't mean as much as when Lil Wayne does it - no matter how hard I'm going in.
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I use all of my bullets and my guns like I'm supposed to use them.
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I basically lived through what could have been my downfall and survived it, so whatever comes my way, I'm ready.
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If you can make the hits, then you won't be an Internet rapper anymore. It's good for hip-hop.
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I've got my girl records that are real feel-good and could be a radio crossover. But it's not me going in that direction, and being like, "We need this huge pop crossover record where we need this girl on the hook."
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I love pop music just as much as I like rap music, or ill-ass hip-hop music, or rock music.
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I feel like I kind of got my own lane, but I think if you mix T.I., Andre3000, Hov and Kanye you kinda get who I am. And I'm a huge fan of all of those artists, I grew up on a little bit of all them.
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It's cool to have a personal relationship with someone who's your idol. Someone whose music you used to constantly listen to, when you were hoping you could make it one day.
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The people in Atlanta, they're not really up on the blogs. A few people are, but it's not super crazy. In Atlanta it's still very much radio. When they hear it on the radio, that's what it is.
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I don't want to be in the spotlight so bad that I'm going to sell my soul, or sell my creativity short.
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I can't wait until the record label feels like it's time for my album to come out, and then just disappear.
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I was a Air Force kid. I got out of high school and I decided to join the military. I traveled and I was international before I got home. I did my thing in Japan, and I did it on big stages.
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I'm not in any way selling out by having a record that's good enough for radio.
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When you do you, you can't lose.
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I'm trying to live with no fears and not care what anyone has to say.
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I'm going to keep proving people wrong, whether it's my record label, other artists.
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If I'm going to lose, I'd rather lose on my own accord.
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In my heart, I know I'm just as talented as some of my idols.
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Atlanta is not like New York, where everybody piles into one place.
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A lot of artists just put on the people they can make money off of.
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Artwork is super-important, that's why my videos are the way they are.
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I'm always looking for good music.
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I don't need no extra hands in my pocket.
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I try to only work with people whose craft I believe in.
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I'm not going to go in and get some hooks from some niggas who don't know me, or know what I'm about.
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I want to always make sure I'm in good hands.
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It's a big deal in my city to have a breath of fresh air.
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