They’ve been tryna stop the wave, but the wave don’t stop

If I was to get money, that’s the first thing you would get: a ’96 Impala.

Appreciate the little things in life, they’re what really matter the most.

It’s cool when people know you more, but I like people to treat me regular when they see me. I take pictures. I don’t really be big on people looking at me.

I show love to all my fans ’cause I prevail through all this rapping.

When my girl do better than me, I still win. When I do better than her, she still wins.

I don’t think I would change really anything about rap. Rap don’t have no limits to it, and I like it like that.

I leave my circle tight in keep my family close.

Had to sacrifice my life just for my mom and kids

Jail was terrible. It was a nightmare.

Well connected, well respected and well protected.

I need, sometimes, individuals to spark an idea so that I can take off running.

They say loyalty, brings forth royalty.

It’s always dope being able to perform with your girlfriend and get money with your girlfriend.

Work harder than anybody you’ve ever seen. That’s what I believe.

Your brand is your name, basically. A lot of people don’t know that they need to build their brand; your brand is what keeps you moving.

They say money rule the world, you can’t pay God with it

If you don’t know where you make your mistakes, that’s your worst mistake: not knowing where your mistakes are at.

When I bought the Rolls Royce they thought it was leased, then I bought that new Ferrari hater rest in peace.

Meek Mill – my homies used to call me ‘Meek Millions,’ and at the time I didn’t have no millions, so I ain’t really want to be called ‘Millions,’ so I just shortened it down to Meek Mill. ‘Meek Milli,’ my friends used to call me.

The Rolls Royce was the real first car. It wasn’t the first new car I got, but it was the first real car I bought that’s like, ‘Wow, I got this.

I’m not the best person at putting words together. I can’t give you the melody. But I might inspire somebody.

Every time I bought someone’s album, it was about the connection. I was loving everything, from their raps to their style. I wanted to meet them.

I did some things that I had to regret.

I’m scared to be political. You get too powerful, and more people try to take you out.

I work hard. I focus on myself and putting food on my dinner table before anything else. I don’t worry about other artists. Worrying about the next person in a negative way is the wrong way to be.

My talent is my talent. I ain’t really tripping off no ego; I just like to make good music with good people.

If you don’t have your friends and your family, what do you really have? You can have all the money in the world, but with no friends and no family, it’s no good.

If you ain’t got a dream, you ain’t got nothing.

our brand is your name, basically. A lot of people don’t know that they need to build their brand; your brand is what keeps you moving.

Live in the lead but work hard like you’re trying to catch up.

I gotta keep hustling. I know when it comes to the Internet, we move units. I grew up on the Internet.

I always wanted to be one of the hottest rappers.

The hardest hurdles for me was the streets, just getting out the streets. Surviving. Staying out of prison and staying on track. Staying focused.”

I don’t wear the see-through shirts or anything too glittery. I come from that ’90s school of rap. Fitted caps, because I got a big head, so snapbacks don’t fit me right.

Don’t give up, the beginning is always the hardest.

I’m not gone remix a record I don’t got no love for.

The money turned me into a monster.

I’m not the best person at putting words together. I can’t give you the melody, but I might inspire somebody

Jay-Z ain’t a manager; he owns a management company. He been through this; he been through the game for a long time, so he knows tactics in taking artists in certain directions we need to go in.

I experienced different things, learned more, it basically brought most of my hunger back.

I don’t think I would change really anything about rap. Rap doesn’t have no limits to it, and I like it like that.

I think everybody from Philadelphia been shot at before.

See my dreams unfold, nightmares come true. It was time to marry the game and I said, ‘Yeah, I do’. If you want it you gotta see it with a clear-eyed view.

I’m into all types of stuff. I might have on Pumas one day, Givenchy the next. I’d wear this John Elliott sweat suit to the club.

I watch my YouTube videos over and over.

I’m on the page that I want to be bigger than the world, you know what I’m saying. People told me I wasn’t going to make it this far. But I always believed I was going to make it this far.

Philly gave me my ambition and drive to get more. It’s a reminder to stay on top of my game. That’s not a place I want to go back to.

Only the limits of your imaginations can determine how far you go in life.

I’ve been betrayed a lot of times in life. I think everybody’s been.

I always had pressure on myself throughout my life. I put pressure on myself and not from other people.

I’m always gonna be all over my CD the most, of course. My talent is my talent. I ain’t really tripping off no ego; I just like to make good music with good people.

I stay in my lane, but I always try to graduate to the next level, you know what I’m saying. I stay hungry.

Just build your brand from day one, man. Your brand is your name, basically. A lot of people don’t know that they need to build their brand, your brand is what keeps you moving.

No matter how successful you become you gotta keep grindin’ and be a good person and then good things will come to you.

I used to pray for times like this, to rhyme like this. So I had to grind like that to shine like this.

I don’t want to just be fully rapping my whole life.

It’s cool when people know you more, but I like people to treat me regular when they see me.

I called this album championship because I feel like a champion after overcoming poverty, street violence, racism, and prejudice in my legal situation to reach this point in my life and career.

Remember, nobody never believed in us. When they see us now, they can’t believe it’s us, no.

I don’t like a girl on social media, when you have an open inbox, answering questions from dudes left and right, every day. What’s the point? It’s like having your number all out.

When I’m not in the booth, I’m one of the most laid-back guys. But growing up, I liked DMX, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and T.I. dudes that went all out on the track. My first songs were energetic because I liked their energy.

I don’t want to just be fully rapping my whole life.

I’ve been betrayed a lot of times in life. I think everybody’s been.

If you don’t stand for nothing, you gon’ fall for something.

I think artists should be able to do different things whenever they want and I like the way I am. I’m like – I ain’t gonna say the only street rapper, but the only mainstream, new, young street rapper there is right now and I’m doing well with it.

What’s free? Free is when nobody else could tell us what to be. Free is when the TV ain’t controllin’ what we see.

Remember, nobody believed in us. When they see us now, they can’t believe it’s us, no.

I just do whatever I feel. Whatever the beat makes me say, I do that and I run with that.

I think it’s way harder when you have success, ’cause people tend to not treat you the same or look at you the same because they see the success or the money you make.

I don’t get time to be wasting my time.

Know they’d kill me in my hood, but I just keep on comin’ through.

People say money ain’t nothing; money is basically everything.

When you do ten interviews in one day, and ten different sources want to talk to you, that means you’re doing good. I think about that every day.

Big dreams turn into big things.

One night, I prayed to God. I asked could he please remove my enemies from my life, and before you knew it I started losing friends.

Chasing our goals while they were chasing us.

It’s a lot of bad things that they wishin’ on me.

Sometimes I have to remind myself, that on my worst day I live like somebody on their greatest.

You can’t be a true artist without pain.

Ain’t it funny how the hate be the same thing that motivates you?

It’s a blessing to wake up every day and know that the best days are ahead of you.

I’d rather be judged by twelve than carried by six

In my eyes, I grind, it’s a must.

They say life is all about the evolution, I’m ready for the revolution.

We all start somewhere; it’s where you end up that counts.

Money bring you power, but it don’t make you real.

They wanna see me fall, that’s unlikely.

I keep my circle small ’cause I’m into quality.

Even in the darkest times, you gotta shine through.

In my city, they love me like a king, I ain’t never gon’ stop, all this love I receive.

They say the money’s the root of all evil, I say, ‘I need some money just to see if it’s true.

I ain’t grow up playin’, I was really outside.

A lot of people have been through what I’ve been through, but they can’t rap about it the way I do.

Chasing dreams since I was 14.

I keep my circle tight, don’t let no squares in it.

Never let them judge you, they don’t know what you’ve been through.

Sometimes I wake up, feel like I should’ve been in jail.

In my feelings, but that’s what they don’t pay me for.

We ain’t supposed to make it past 25, jokes on you, we still alive

I just want to be a symbol of hope.

It’s levels to this, young boy, you’re far from ruthless.

When you come from the bottom, you see the difference in a Bentley and a Beamer.

Every loss is a lesson, it’s all about progression.

My life is a movie and everyone’s watching.

Dreams worth more than money.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not try.

Stand up for something, or fall for anything.

I’m a reflection of the community.

They say money rules the world, but I swear that’s a lie..

In my mind, I always think I’m better than what I am.

I had to grind like that to shine like this.