Drip is me. That's my signature.
Gunna
Keep going. Grind for what you want. Pray. Listen to your mama.
Just keep going. You never know how far you can go.
'Drip' is just another word for swag. Swag was not our word - my era is drip; that's our swag.
I'm gon' drip forever, but I'm not going to just focus on that. That's not going to be the title of all my albums.
I appreciate every blessing.
It's like different moods, so whenever you in one mood, I got a song for that. And then you in a down or other type of mood where you really just wanna chill, I got that type of music, too.
I've learned since 'Drip or Drown' that no one should care what people think. I learned that, after years of comments, it really doesn't matter.
'Drip Too Hard' - we knew that was the one.
Drip is your attire, the clothes you wear.
We just speaking stuff into existence, on God.
You gotta be able to adapt.
I'm really chill.
I always like to dress up, you know what I'm saying? Put on nice, expensive clothes. But before it was even 'drip,' I used to be, like, 'swag.'
Everybody's not gonna understand what I wear because they don't shop where I shop.
I didn't have life that good coming up. I wasn't born with a lot of money. We weren't dirt poor, but we weren't rich. All I knew was struggle.
I might wear a $10,000 outfit on a weekend, no cap.
I just work hard, and when you work hard, a lot of stuff just starts happening for you.
All my achievements have been great achievements. I have been collaborating with big names and making hits - like my song 'Yosemite' with Travis Scott.
I try to be as humble as possible and try to project that to the world. But some people don't see that. They think I'm just in Atlanta spending money. But I try to be humble. I try to let the world know that I am still humble.
Somebody DM'd me like, 'Bruh, you remind me so much of Michael Jackson.' I was like, 'What? That's a bar.'
I feel like Turbo helped me grow. It's the way we just lock in. His mind is set to where he'll start making beats to my flow and my sound. He's not an engineer, but he knows how to record.
I was best dressed in high school. I always spent my money on clothes.
When I seen myself on TV, it made me realize, 'You're doing what you really wanted to do. You're living out your dreams.'
If I call you playing my music, you'll be like, 'Oh, that's Gunna.' Even on a song you ain't heard, you're gonna know my voice for singing. But if I call you on the phone - 'What's up? Are we still doing the interview today?' - you're not gonna know who this is.
'Drip or Drown 2' is more me, more songs. I enhanced it more, even with the cover itself.
I went through a lot, but as I went through it, I learned from the situations.
I just believe that in Atlanta, we're creative; we got a lot of styles out here.
I got my own merch company. I sell shirts, hats, hoodie, socks.
I had to quit everything. I had to give it all for music.
God bless the dead.
Don't argue. We ain't doing that. What you going back and forth with somebody over anything for?
Don't let awards get the best of you.
When I heard my voice, like listen to myself playing it back-to-back, I just want to always perfect it.
I don't really like a lot of people's music.
If I could collaborate with any artist, I would want it to be like Marvin Gaye. Someone like who they wouldn't expect me to do a feature with, like, very iconic.
Fashion is so important to me. I've always spoken about it in my music.
I'm not sure people understand how important fashion is to me.
I had to go broke for music.
I would like to work with brands I personally love, like Haider Ackermann, Chanel, or Off-White, to even newer brands like Rhude and A-Cold-Wall. It's easier and more organic when you know and love the brand already.
You got to be able to reinvent yourself and come up with new ideas because everybody is going to try to copy, which is what you want. You want people to start saying what you say.
What I have that's special in my music is substance. It's music that people can really relate to. I know I'm gonna rap something that somebody has already been through in their life, something that they will understand.
Everybody not gonna like what I wear, but a majority of people are.
I been doing music since I was 15 years old. I found it intriguing, just from liking and listening to music.
Me and Carti are both from the Southside of Atlanta. That's one of the main reasons that we clicked so well.
It's hard, transitioning from one thing to another. That's with anything you do.
My family taught me about saving and how to stretch to make ends meet.
'Phase' is a special song to me, and I wanted the video to make you feel like you are on a journey with me. My team and I shot this video three different times, and every time I got it back, I wanted to go a step further.
I want to be a rap icon.
I had a lot a favorite moments in 2018; I can't even pick one.
