Donnis Quotes

When you do you, you can't lose.

I don't want to be in the spotlight so bad that I'm going to sell my soul, or sell my creativity short.

I want to always make sure I'm in good hands.

If I'm going to lose, I'd rather lose on my own accord.

I don't need no extra hands in my pocket.

I use all of my bullets and my guns like I'm supposed to use them.

In my heart, I know I'm just as talented as some of my idols.

I've always traveled, man, so I'm always out and everywhere.

It's a big deal in my city to have a breath of fresh air.

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.

Japanese music was so crazy! The J-pop and everything. I never scooped up an album or anything.

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.

I'm trying to live with no fears and not care what anyone has to say.

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.

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.

Artwork is super-important, that's why my videos are the way they are.

I'm not in any way selling out by having a record that's good enough for radio.

If you can make the hits, then you won't be an Internet rapper anymore. It's good for hip-hop.

I hate when any rapper would just use "Rapper X" because "Rapper X" is hot at the time and put them on the record. That's not how I do my thing. I work with my friends and people I consider fam.

I try to only work with people whose craft I believe in.

A lot of artists just put on the people they can make money off of.

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.

I basically lived through what could have been my downfall and survived it, so whatever comes my way, I'm ready.

Atlanta is not like New York, where everybody piles into one place.

I'm always looking for good music.

I just continue to grind on my own. You can't deny good music at the end of the day.

I'm going to keep proving people wrong, whether it's my record label, other artists.

I can't wait until the record label feels like it's time for my album to come out, and then just disappear.