Musician

I nickname my cars. Most of the time, it doesn't make any sense. One of my Benzes I call Justin Bieber. My Maybach is Oprah.

John Legend is brilliant. I feel he may be my best collaborator when it comes to delivering that undeniable soulful sound, and he does it in such a classy way.

I always made a few records in the past - 'Aston Martin Music,' 'Diced Pineapples' - that the ladies would always be able to appreciate.

My advice for anyone looking to lose weight is to not make it feel like a job.

Where I come from - it's nothing to glorify.

I was a real avid 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' fan. I think I may know every episode.

If you're a battle rapper on the block, the emcee battle challenger, not writing your rhymes could really hurt you. When you're an artist where maybe the focus is really the talent and the different things you bring to the game, I believe it's more understandable.

When I was coming up in Miami, the music in the city at the time sounded completely different. I loved it, but it just wasn't the type of music I wanted to make. I wanted my wordplay to be more sophisticated. I wanted the sound to be more lush. I wanted my music to sound like who I was and aspired to be - boss.

When I first came to Def Jam, in '06, all we ever did was win, put up big numbers.

A boss is all about good business, so start with everything that you can control and you can turn up that costs you nothing, then lay all the knobs out, look at all the controls, all the remotes, and just turn them all up. It don't cost you nothing.

There's always money to get.

When you listen to records like 'Foreclosure,' that's like me sitting in a room by myself just rapping about things that's running across my mind and things that have been bothering me.

I believe I've always been so successful on the black market for a lot of different reasons.

Some experiences can give you a chip on your shoulder, but they also teach you the value of independence and looking out for yourself.

Rest in peace B.I.G. He was the greatest and made incredible music.

I respect the Grammys, being a writer. But me being an artist representing hip hop? No.

I believe everybody got the right to live their own life the way they want to.

What makes 'Maybach Music V' so special was, of course, I put the album out celebrating my daughter's birthday as well, and DeJ Loaf is her favorite artist. So 'Maybach Music V,' I wanted a real airy type of feel. Just a real slow vibe to it that's also going to surprise my daughter. So that's real special.

I just love Wingstop.

I used to eat big meals at 2 A.M. and base it on my schedule. But I don't do that no more.