I define "grindin'" as just nonstop work! Nonstop work, nonstop progress. Can't sleep during that grind - I mean, you get a little bit of it, but if ….

We've got goals we're trying to reach, and "Overtime" is the only way to do it, and "Champion" is the only thing we're tryin' to be..

The budgets are runnin' low, the streets ain't really got money no more, things are just dryin' up; I just felt like people needed some motivation, s….

Money the root of evil guess I'm the devil then. God bless my soul to rest..

My favorite movie, one of 'em is [Notorious]. I love Scarface as well. I've got a lot of mob movies..

I had this one rock band I used to listen to, but I forgot the name of them..

In order to perfect your craft, you've gotta go hard, you've gotta go overtime..

I'm tryin' to build myself bigger than just Ace Hood, I'm tryin' to build myself as a bigger brand - open up clothing lines, colognes..

I could go old-school; I listen to a lot of old-school music, like Teddy Pendergrass, the Temptations, people like that. I'm an old-school dude, and ….

I still follow that model: just go hard every day, and take it one step at a time..

I just wanted to let people know that, in any aspect in which you're getting' money, you've gotta go overtime in order to provide for your loved ones….

Through my life, [there have been] a lot of devils and a lot of situations, so I'm just goin' hard, maintaining, regardless of what people got to say….

Due to success I started losing friends..

I want certain things out of life. I want my grand kids, my kids' kids, being able to inherit what I've worked so hard to build..

I've always believed in self, I've always believed that as long as I believe, nothing else matters. I just put that type of motivation and that type ….

I would just encourage any artist to stay focused, of course keep God first, and just keep working hard. Try to outwork those who you idolize..

I wanted people to feel me as a person. I do this music for the people, man, so at the end of the day I feel like, [given] our state of mind and the ….

Stay focused. You gotta believe in yourself. I think that's the biggest thing I've been able to do throughout my whole career, even before I actually….

I like to expand myself as far as watching movies..

It's a lot of people that's tried to stop my grind, there's been a lot of hate, but even more love..

I take pride in my music, I feel like it actually does something for people personally, in their personal lives, so it's real music and it helps peop….