T.I.

T.I. (About how he got his nickname "Rubberband Man"): I'm the Rubber Band Man. It's basically about being back in the trap, like when we start our day, we might have two, three, rubber bands on our wrist. According to how much dope we had to sell. By the end of the day, if we sold all our dope we don't have any more rubber bands around our wrists cause they wrapped around money. So the Rubber Band Man is just my little way of holding on to that lifestyle just a little bit. I ain't selling no more dope, but I'm still wrapping rubber bands around money.

T.I. (On his protégé, rapper Young Dro): He's one of the most charismatic guys next to me you will find in the south. The best rapper next to me.

T.I. (When asked to describe his record): The absolute best hip-hop has to offer right now, this is my best body of work, hands-down, and not only my best album, but its the best [hip-hop] album to be dropped in a number of years. You have to go back to Aquemini, All Eyez on Me, Reasonable Doubt, Ready to Die. You have to go back to all those classics to compare this album to.