I'm a SoundCloud, online kind of artist. It's not like back in the day when everyone was like linking up physically to do music. But with the album, I did have my first experience with meeting with a producer and us making things from scratch.
Cakes da killaLiving New York, everyone has a million hustles, so I was doing party promoting, working the doors at parties, doing that whole nightlife thing.
Cakes da killaI don't think it was much of a forum for positive or negative feedback; it was mainly, "How can I make somebody laugh?" It wasn't a serious thing where I needed people to give me feedback.
Cakes da killaI was just doing it for fun. I was in college recording music as a joke, so I really didn't think that a career was feasible - being able to travel.
Cakes da killaI write a lot. I used to write a lot of poetry when I was younger, write for my school newspapers. Also reading is very important because you need to be on your word game if you want to be a lyricist.
Cakes da killaIf we actually supported these gay artists and pumped money behind them the same way they pump money behind these divas, a conversation of homophobia in hip hop wouldn't be. Because I would have the money and the revenue coming in. It's not about homophobia or who's going to push back. It's all about who's supporting you and where there's money from.
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