ASAP Ferg

With 'Dope Walk,' I wanted to bring back kids dancing and having fun again. That's how it used to be in Harlem. I remember everybody Harlem-shaking and 'Chicken Noodle Soup'-ing. Those were some of the most fun and memorable times in my life.

I'm relevant because I fill a void for people who aren't doing what they want to do in life.

People who are scared don't live life.

I always shout out my dad. My artistic roots come from him. He had his own T-shirt company and taught me the trade.

Rapping can be repetition sometimes. Sometimes you gotta highlight your words in a certain kind of way. So I always was a fan of sing-rapping. It was always funny to me a little bit, and I think that being funny and being able to laugh, even at yourself, is a form of flattery.

I'm happy, so I just want to project that happiness through my music to make other people happy.

If I was just to shut up, I wouldn't be a true artist.

There's no racism with the Internet.

I'm sort of like Jean-Paul Goude, the graphic designer who used to style Grace Jones and shoot all her visuals, just meaning that I use all mediums in one - music, fashion, and art. I'm hitting it from all angles.

I used to listen to 'Ready to Die' around the time I dropped out of college. I was scrambling for work and money.