Donnis quotes:

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I'm always looking for good music.

When you do you, you can't lose.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

I'm not going to go in and get some hooks from some niggas who don't know me, or know what I'm about.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I love pop music just as much as I like rap music, or ill-ass hip-hop music, or rock music.

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've got my girl records that are real feel-good and could be a radio crossover. But it's not me going in that direction, and being like, "We need this huge pop crossover record where we need this girl on the hook."

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

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