The word 'crunk' means energy. 'Crunk' is the past tense of crank. So if you crank something up, you are getting it started and getting it going. So 'crunk' is when it's going... when it's off the hook.

I've been blessed. Every few years, I'll connect with somebody and put out a record with somebody that keeps me relevant.

I've been coming to Vegas for so many years working in Vegas, so many years I might as well live here.

I hate reality shows. It's funny because me and my wife be arguing all the time about reality shows 'cause she loves reality shows and watches them all day, all the time. And I be like, 'C'mon. No. No.'

Everybody I see, that's the first thing they think of when they see me: 'WHUUUUUT?' or 'YEEEAAAHHH!' But they don't realize that everybody and their grandmother says that to me.

I wanted to play drums and if I didn't play drums, I wouldn't make music and drums are the foundation for what I do.

My music is party music. If you can make people party, you can always have an audience for that.

I was into the Ramones, Bad Brains, all of that, when I was in high school.

If you are having a hard week, turn on one of my songs. Some people are here for different things in life. My job is to make you forget about your troubles.

I focus all the way on the club. That's why my music sounds the way it does, with the 808, heavy kicks. Every aspect of it is about the club, so I don't really care about the person who's listening on an iPod.

When you put the guitars over the 808, it just makes it grittier and grimier. It's just different.

I love Vegas cuz everybody who comes to hear me DJ is ready to party.

You know, my era of DJing was the 90s. I think that was one of the best eras of music, period. From dancehall to hip hop to rock to pop to R&B to everything. I just like that era of music, so I just listen to a lot of 90s overall but definitely 90s hip hop.

When I check in at the Encore, they're like, 'Welcome back, sir.' I'm back home, it's like my second home.

When you have a lot of stress and negativity around you, when you cut that away, you cleanse.

Before Lil Jon and The Eastside Boyz, nobody ever said, 'I'm a crunk artist. I make crunk music.'

I guess certain kinds of jazz music could be Crunk. But the average jazz song, no, it's not Crunk.

I'm the type, when I used to go to the record store I used to buy two or three copies of certain records so I've got a pretty large selection of a lot of 12 inches.

Yeah, every artist I think should look at themselves as a brand because the more appealing your brand is, the more money you can make off your brand.

I've done a good job of not putting myself in a box, being able to transform, and not being scared to try new things.

Vegas' energy is wild.

Of course I'm a big fan of Migos and we crossed paths on the road a bunch of times.

When you're with somebody for some years, sometimes you need a break from 'em. You grow in different directions. That's kind of what happened with me and the Eastside Boyz. They wanted to do different things than I wanted to do, so we separated.

Vegas shows me a lot of love.

I'm not no 'drink wine every day' kind of dude.

I've been wanting to do a Christmas song for forever.

I always want to align myself with stuff that's part of doing good. I don't ever want to put myself with something that's not cool and hip. And if you can keep that you can always have fans to support you as well.

The energy from these records, that's what makes crunk so popular; that's why it's winning, because it makes you move a certain way.

As a technology guy, and someone in music, I'm on top of technology and social media.

I used to DJ in Atlanta, and that's how I kind of got into the music industry.

I started DJ-ing in the '90s. DJ-ing is in every record I do. When I make records I make them for DJs.

I'm coming to Silicon Valley to turn up!

I'm all about helping children.

I can sit in the boardroom and battle it out, step up and be a project manager, take risks, and put my ideas alongside anybody's.

I was DJ'ing house music way back when - I'm not like a new house guy.

I think I'm most well-known for 'Yeah.' The word 'Yeah' and my voice.

I think people underestimate because I'm the rap guy, I'm a crazy guy, screaming all the time. But that doesn't mean that I'm not intelligent.

Vegas people come with the attitude that they're gonna go hard and party. I've partied in Ibiza and all over the world, and I think Vegas is the best party.

I say all the time when someone asks me how I am, 'I woke up today, I'm alive.' Basically meaning people complain about so much, but you know what... you're alive. Some people don't wake up.

No matter what kind of artist you are, you like good music.

The Apprentice' was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life.

I like being by myself.

People think, 'Oh, I don't need to worry about him,' and they underestimate me because I am a rapper.

When you're living the Crunk Rock lifestyle, you don't let anybody tell you what to do. You live your life to the fullest, you live every day like it's your last, and you party like a rock star. It's just a crazy lifestyle.

Drake gets you bouncin'!

I love playing at Surrender because they let me be free and be myself... it's family, you know?

When I worked with Jermaine Dupri for his label, he would have So So Def parties and he'd tell me, 'Yo, go on get this thing started.' I had to go get on the mic and get people turnt up. I mean, I don't want to be that turnt up guy all the time. It's part of my job so I do what I gotta do.

Something that's Crunk is off the hook. It's popping, it's going down if it's Crunk. A football player listening to his Walkman as he's getting ready for the game, jumping up and down, he's Crunk.

You can listen to the records and know: We're really street.

I'm kind of quiet.