If nobody wants to buy your album, who's going to buy your clothes?

America is fascinated with seeing people have nothing and turn it to something.

I feel like people, when it comes to music, whatever genre, they relate to the story more than just the song.

I'm trying to go to places where people wouldn't normally, to try to get some new fans.

If I asked you something about basketball and you don't really know about basketball and you try to talk it and fake it, I'm going to be able to tell. It's the same way about music; you have to be real.

The streets and the industry are two different things. You could be one super-hot artist in the streets, and you could walk into a corporate building, and people would be like, "Who are you?"

If you're a humble person, and you walk in, and you start talking, people are going to be able to tell. You can't fake it.