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

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

I find I don't need to be polished. I feel that you have to keep it real, and that's the best way to go.

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

I enjoy being happy every day, and hopefully you can hear my happiness in my music. Life is beautiful.

I felt like a dork growing up.

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