Lil Yachty has built an entire career out of doing what most people probably never expect from him. The \u201cOne Night\u201d hitmaker came into the game as another mumble rapper, but over the course of his decade-plus run, he\u2019s pushed past every box he was put in.<\/p>\n
Trending<\/strong><\/p>\n The Georgia native gave us bubblegum trap on Teenage Emotions<\/a>, several career-defining moments across his Lil Boat installments, and even a psychedelic rock pivot with Let\u2019s Start Here. That kind of evolution doesn\u2019t happen without some serious self-reflection, smart business moves, and perhaps the many lessons he\u2019s picked up along the way from collaborators like Drake.<\/p>\n Below, REVOLT looks back on Lil Yachty\u2019s 13 realest quotes covering everything from self-worth to success.<\/p>\n There is nothing admirable about pretending you want less. Lil Yachty understood that from the jump, especially on the Teenage Emotions cut \u201cBetter,\u201d where he emphasized that settling for less means missing out on more. \u201cIt could always be better \/ Unlock your happiness and live for forever,\u201d he rapped, which, as corny as it might sound, gets the point across.<\/p>\n Life works a lot like the world around us. It can be day one moment and night the next, just like how things might feel great for a while and then suddenly, not so much. \u201cIt\u2019s all mental, so if you allow yourself to open up to a positive future no matter what the current is, things will come back around,\u201d the rapper said during Kai Cenat\u2019s \u201cMafiathon 2\u201d stream.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no world where everyone is going to be happy with everything you do. Musicians and celebrities probably know that better than anyone. They get constantly picked apart for their songs, clothes, and even something as random as a social media post.<\/p>\n As Lil Yachty told Sofia Franklyn, \u201cI stopped giving a f**k<\/a> a long time ago because I started to realize there\u2019s just so much to life than living up to the standards of people who probably live with their parents.\u201d There\u2019s nothing wrong with living at home, to be clear. However, dragging someone (or being dragged by someone) else while you\u2019re still figuring things out yourself is where it starts to get a bit ridiculous.<\/p>\n People say things online they\u2019d never say in real life, especially not face-to-face. When asked about the biggest lesson he\u2019s learned in his career, Lil Yachty told UPROXX, \u201cStaying true to yourself and not letting anyone\u2019s negative comments bring you down.\u201d<\/p>\n Faith and fear can\u2019t live in the same space. In order to achieve something, no matter how big or small, you need to believe that you can accomplish it. That\u2019s easier said than done, as Lil Yachty made clear on the “Going Mental” podcast. \u201cYou’ll never be able to do something if you think you can\u2019t,\u201d he shared with host Eileen Kelly.<\/p>\n You should never feel the need to shrink yourself or change how you act just to win people over or make money. The right opportunities will find you one way or another. \u201cThey gravitate,\u201d Lil Yachty said in an interview with The Guardian. \u201cYou don\u2019t act like something for it.\u201d<\/p>\n Failure doesn\u2019t always mean defeat, which is a point Lil Yachty drives home on the appropriately titled \u201c:(failure(:\u201d from Let\u2019s Start Here.<\/a> \u201cTry again, s**t. S**t, try even harder,\u201d he urges. Go back, figure out where things went wrong, and with a little luck, the outcome will be better next time.<\/p>\n There are so many talented people out there we don\u2019t know about, simply because they\u2019re too afraid to share what they\u2019ve done or what they can do. Don\u2019t be one of them. Whether you get 10 likes or 10,000, put your work out there. You never know who\u2019s watching!<\/p>\n Speaking of which, if you’re going to put your work out into the world \u2014 music, art, writing, whatever \u2014 you can\u2019t take every opinion to heart. People are always gonna have something to say, and it won\u2019t all be praise. Some of it might be unfair, misinformed, or just not your problem.<\/p>\n \u201cIt took a few incidents for me to really see that, though,\u201d Lil Yachty said in a chat with Cole Bennett\u2019s Lyrical Lemonade. \u201cI was never the type of person [who] would flip out on the internet or go on Twitter and rant about it, but it was always a private learning process.\u201d<\/p>\n Okay, so this may or may not be a quote<\/a> from Lil Yachty talking about what he\u2019s learned from spending time with his rich friend Drake, but it applies either way. The bigger takeaway is that growth doesn\u2019t stop just because things are \u201cgood enough.\u201d Stay curious and always know there’s another level to reach.<\/p>\n Another gem from Teenage Emotions, Lil Yachty\u2019s \u201cAll You Had To Say\u201d sees him talking about learning the hard way that not everyone who says they\u2019re genuine actually means it. It goes without saying, but in case you needed a reminder, you can\u2019t take people at face value<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve never struggled, chances are you won\u2019t fully understand what it feels like. On the flip side, someone who grew up with nothing probably won\u2019t fully relate to all the nuances of wealth. Lil Yachty got a little philosophical on us during a sit-down with Teen Vogue, but he was right: Many of us can\u2019t truly understand each other until we step into one another\u2019s shoes. So, give people grace every once in a while.<\/p>\n1. \u201cEverything in life could always be better \/ Don’t settle for less ’cause then you miss out on more.\u201d<\/h2>\n
2. \u201cNothing lasts forever, so whatever dump you\u2019re in and whatever weird situation you got going on, things will come around if you allow it to.\u201d<\/h2>\n
3. \u201cNo matter what you do, people are never happy.\u201d<\/h2>\n
4. \u201cThe negative side of the internet isn\u2019t real. It\u2019s not a real place. It\u2019s all just trolls and make-believe.\u201d<\/h2>\n
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5. \u201cThe first thing to achieve a goal is allowing yourself to think you can do it.\u201d<\/h2>\n
6. \u201cThat\u2019s how things work, you be who you are, and then people like you.\u201d<\/h2>\n
7. \u201cFailure to me isn’t, like, always a negative thing.\u201d<\/h2>\n
8. \u201cIf you do cool s**t, put it out. Don\u2019t worry about your followers or if you\u2019re getting 10 likes.\u201d<\/h2>\n
9. \u201cYou just can\u2019t be sensitive with your work because everybody is going to have something to say about it, whether it\u2019s good or bad.\u201d<\/h2>\n
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10. \u201cI can never be content and just be comfortable where I am, because it\u2019s so much further I can go.\u201d<\/h2>\n
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11. \u201cI done lived my life long enough to know \/ Everybody not as real as they say.\u201d<\/h2>\n
12. \u201cYou can never understand a rich man’s problems, and the man who’s been rich all his life could never, probably would never even try [to] understand a poor man’s problems.\u201d<\/h2>\n
13. \u201cJust do what you want to do, and who cares what people think.\u201d<\/h2>\n