Music can kind of make you one-dimensional. People see what's on the surface and what you rap about, and they make their decision on who you are from there.

My favorite artist in the world is Michael Jackson, and he revolutionized the music video aspect of music.

Both of my parents graduated from high school, both attended college, both have government jobs now. They've always been very adamant about me finishing high school and finishing college.

It wasn't until I left that I realised it's not weird to grow up in certain cities and, by the age of 27 or 28, for all of your friends to still be alive. I can think of a lot of kids that I knew in Chicago who were supposed to grow up but didn't.

Fame or perceived success - it all comes from groupthink.

I'm light skinned, and I used to lean on that because that's something a lot of black people pride themselves on, and it's weird.

One of the first times I ever performed in front of a big group of people was at my kindergarten graduation. I did, like, a Michael Jackson impersonation as, like, a five year old. I had the suit and blazer, the glove and the fedora, and I just performed a whole Michael Jackson song. I'm sure it was 'Smooth Criminal.