Top 40 Lil Durk Quotes

I want my kids to be able to live comfortable and go to school and to be into sports.

We came from nothing really. One house. Ten people. Even days the lights was off. The worst days was not eating. Surviving off rice and toast.

I want to do, like, 50 records.

I made ‘LS4TS2’ for women, my Day 1’s, the trenches, and all those that doubted me.

You’ve got Lil Uzi Vert – you do a song with him, you ain’t doing nothing but gaining new fans. You gotta keep up with the time and the pace.

Bone Thugs is one of my favorite rap groups of all time. I listened to them all the time when I was a kid.

Always read your contract. Know what you’re getting yourself into. Know your worth.

I’m my own boss, you know?

I grew up without a father, so I have to be on point for my kids.

I never thought I would see the outside of Chicago.

Growing up in Chicago is hard. I’d say 80 percent of the people ain’t really got no daddies. Their household wasn’t right. All they know is the streets and getting some money to support each other and support their family.

You got to have a strong mind if you fall back. When you fall back, they going to count you out. So you got to have a strong mind and know your worth. When you come back, you’ve got to be different and even more better.

I been living down in Atlanta, but everyone back home has been in my thoughts, especially those doing something for the community and all the neighborhood heroes. I thought about all the first responders putting their lives on the line to help out and it inspired me, so I took a jet back to Chicago to show my thanks.

I rock with Chance, I rock with Kanye, I rock with Common.

Everybody always going to sound like somebody. You got to separate yourself.

I worked with Ty Dolla Sign, YG, Nipsey Hussle, Metro Boomin – I build relationships, and I try to stay afloat with everyone who is hot or cool, period.

I met Jay Z. I don’t really care about all that though.

I’ll never stick to one sound, I switch it up.

A lot of projects I do be all ‘real’ music.

I just want to be there for my kids.

I wanna get the streets riled back up. I wanna get super tours and bookings.

I grew as an artist and a person. I’m just ready to work, get this money, get this new fan base and tour all over the world.

I been living down in Atlanta, but everyone back home has been in my thoughts, especially those doing something for the community and all the neighborhood heroes. I thought about all the first responders putting their lives on the line to help out and it inspired me, so I took a jet back to Chicago to show my thanks.

I don’t throw shade at anybody like, ‘You sound like me.’

Atlanta is just different. It’s the music city.

I’m just trying to show people that I ain’t gotta ride off no movement. I can ride off myself.

Atlanta is definitely where it’s at. I still go back to Chicago a lot though, I got family there.

My message is just showing people how I came from nothing.

I don’t think anybody feels safe in Chicago. Bullets ain’t got no name on them.

I like aiming for the producers who are hungry. I don’t chase the wave.

Put your own twist to it. That’s how you say relevant. Or things get old and boring.

I’ve been with Def Jam Records for five years and they gave me my first recording contract so for that I’m forever grateful.

I want to relate. I don’t want to just rap and go to the next album.

I’m always going to be able to touch fans and get new fans because everybody goes through something everyday. I just keep touching different subjects by talking to the streets and reaching out to my fans by telling them a story instead of just giving them music to listen.

I just want to paint that picture of Chicago that everybody’s missing, and I just want to rap about it.

Certain parts are bad in every city, but Chicago is beautiful.

No shade to the other artists in Chicago… but if you got confidence in yourself and you know you’re Number One, say it.

I feel like with ‘2.5,’ I created another style that nobody else is coming with.

I’m big on the studio. I like to stay in it 24/7.

I stay in the studio. I’m a studio junkie.