I started getting more in tune with who I am by doing roles or even just being in a class and being around people.

Acting is just another way to express myself as an artist. I realized if you're an artist, you're an artist and you can express that through music, through painting, through photography, through acting - this is just another way for me to express myself.

I bathe in basslines, rinse in riffs, dry in drums

I am the unarmed black kid who maybe needed a hand, but instead was given a bullet.

God is my guide, so I try to not judge myself too much, knowing that at the end of the day, my greatest judge will be Jehovah God.

Teachers give so much to the future and to youth. So, when you see somebody make that type of sacrifice towards work - just parents in general, what they got to give to their kids is a lot - I'm inspired, man, to give and help those who didn't or don't have opportunities. And even those that may have some opportunities, [to] help them achieve their dreams.

One thing I always loved about hip-hop music was the raw, boom-bap element - it felt powerful and manly.