I can't be passionate about something that I don't understand. In my music, I feel that's why people can connect so well with it because it's all honest.

I can't be passionate about something that I don't understand. In my music, I feel that's why people can connect so well with it because it's all honest.

If I had to collaborate with anybody on a song, I would pick Kendrick Lamar because he is so dope as an artist and I love his hustle and his passion. He is fearless and the way he comes to the music is like we share the same passion for what we do and with somebody from the West. In my opinion that would be a great collaboration.

When you have somebody who takes their craft seriously, you don't have to babysit them and be there all the time.

I don't like to veer away from the truth because I think that's what people have fallen in love with about my music. It's honest. I can't portray to you something that I've never been through or something I didn't watch someone close to me go through. It's the best way for people to get to me know.

The influence that Oakland has on my sound is about 90%. There's so many different elements to Oakland. Of course you have the street elements, but then you also have the culture and there's so much culture around. It's a competitive city, it's full of just great artists and talent. It gave me the confidence, the passion, the realness I try my hardest to portray, so it has had about 90% influence on me.

I feel like pain is the quickest way to relate to someone because everybody has been through that and everybody has had a heartbreak.