I'm always cracking up when I hear what people think I should be doing.

I came up not understanding that a lot of people didn't start to hear music until they went to college or were turned on by an older brother or sister.

I'm doing exactly what I always wanted to do, and I still like what I can do musically.

I don't care if it's somebody else's song. Most of the time, you'll find that I'll put my own stamp on it. But I started writing more because, you know, it's easy to regurgitate what somebody else is doing, but it's exciting to be able to come up with your own writing.

My parents grew up during the Harlem renaissance.

Naw, it - it never stops, man... You gotta be doing what you're supposed to be doing - whenever, however it's coming down, you know. If you're getting your butt kicked - you still gotta do what you gotta be doing.