I was living in Maryland and my first week was dreadful. My first week I actually got into a fight at school

It wasn't until I was about 17 or 18 years old that I got into music

That's my fun time so, to me, doing my homework, studying on what I do, watching the movies, listening to music, all that inspires me so I focus a lot on that and practice

Also, my mom and family are very important to me and I know that this is not expected.

My advice to someone to follow in my footsteps is to have patience. I've been doing this for twelve years.

I am also a hard worker and people are sometimes surprised to see that as well.

I signed to Def Jam and within two months, I heard that Ja Rule was looking for someone to do a song with.