DaBaby

Any '90s baby, The Rock or Stone Cold Steve Austin had to be your favorite wrestler.

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I love it when you have to perform at a certain level or else. That's when I'm at my best.

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Anything I do, I'm doing it for a reason.

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I paid for every video I ever shot.

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You can't cheat the game. You can't cheat the grind. You get out what you put in at the end of the…

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The music I make, it's so hard. I listen to it 100,000 times before it even drops.

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Everything is organic. I got the wordplay, I got the vocabulary to really, really rap.

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Charlotte, it's what somebody from New York or L.A. would say is a small town, but it isn't. It's right in between…

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There was so much music growing up. But definitely Lil Wayne was a big influence because I had more of an understanding…

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And I'm the type of person, if I ain't wrong, I'm gonna stand on that.

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I like to have fun with my videos and performances, that's the most fun part when it comes to the music. I…

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Some songs I rap before the beat even play and I enjoy doing that. I like walking the beat down.

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People are unpredictable at the end of the day.

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When I get bored with something, I'm done with it.

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I made that a point when I was creating my sound from the beginning, I didn't want to sound like anybody. Once…

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Now that I'm a XXL Freshman, you know, I feel like that sets high standards for me, and I feel like I…

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Early on in my life, I got two older brothers; we used to listen to Eminem, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne.

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I just had that mindset to never settle. That's a credit to my pops, too. He used to say 'the sky's the…

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No, I wasn't a bad kid. I was always intelligent, and strong-minded, and outgoing, like I am now.

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I didn't know of any rappers in Charlotte. Not to sound like I'm bragging, but I brought the music scene alive and…

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I'm all the way hands-on when it comes to my videos.

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I definitely am the best rapper alive, mark my words.

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He's from Fayetteville. I'm from Charlotte. We got two different upbringings. All in all though, I love J. Cole's perspective and I…

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I don't even listen to peoples' music... I'm really in-tune with my craft, I listen to me all day long.

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The way I make something out of nothing, I got that from my mama. That's 100% her.

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