I'm not a gangster, bro.

I wanna make music that I feel proud of when I'm onstage, that I feel like I put my all into.

It bring a tear to my eye to see native New York people give me my props because New York is stubborn and arrogant.

I strive for perfection, but Im not perfect. But what I can say is my morals are totally different than any other 24-year-old rapper my age now. I look at life totally different. A whole other aspect. I have different views and morals on life in general. And opinions.

Fashion is almost like a religion, for me at least.

With clothes, I like mixing what different designers do until it becomes a personal expression of how I'm feeling that day.

When I started, I was 23 years old directing my own music videos; I'm co-producing on my album; I'm hands-on with everything. I'm more than just a pretty boy: I'm an artist. I'm not saying I'm a hip-hop music artist, I'm an artiste.