When I was 10 years old my mom used to play Tupac while she cleaned the house.

I don't travel anywhere without the PS3 and XBox. There's nothing better to do on long bus trips while on tour.

When I was in Japan on tour in 2010, I felt like I was 30 years into the future. I love technology and they are so advanced with their phones, computers, everything. I think they had the iPhone way before we did in the U.S. I love gadgets, games, social media and I try to stay ahead on all that stuff, but they get it all first.

If I'm going to make music for the streets or the clubs or whatever, I go at it with 110 percent.

People in the media, it makes their day when someone they say is a five-star artist goes platinum.

My first single I was nominated for a Grammy with 'Crank That,' and I lost a Grammy to Kanye West, but it was still such a big deal for me to be nominated anyway.