52 Quotes by Brent Faiyaz

There's the hype stuff that people love for five minutes and then there's the stuff that changes cultures and shifts how you look at music. And then there's that rare point where that hype stuff changes the game.

With the Sonder music, I pull a lot from what's around me.

I'd prefer for people to know that they're going to get some substance when they listen to my music versus hearing the same 'Oooh baby, I love you.'

Before anything, I wanted to be a rapper. I used to make beats and I would start singing to layer my beats and that's kind of how I realized I could sing.

If you can look in the mirror and say I love myself, that's going to affect your interactions with people who look like you.

I got a toy keyboard when I was around like five or six.

I really just wanted to make something special for women. There aren't enough records uplifting them out there.

I work while I'm on the move, so I'm able to book sessions in different cities.

If I'm being honest, I was messing up on every other level in my life growing up - whether it was in school or in my jobs. I was always distracted by my love for music.