As I said, I spent most of my adult life thinking I didn't have a vote, and therefore that what I thought didn't matter.

I use my platform to try and encourage and spark the next entrepreneur, or spark the next female millionaire.

I had incorrectly, for all of my adult life until 2008, believed the biggest voting myth that exists - that ex-felons cannot vote.

The independent route was the best move for me. But I think I've maximized everything I could do independently. I've done everything out the mixtape market. I think getting the big machine behind you is the next stage when you've maximized the independent level.

You need to be your own individual.

In my 8th grade yearbook picture I had on 2 chains.

I wake up each and every day with a smile on my face knowing I get to do something musically.