If I wanted to contribute to the hyphy movement, what good is it making a hyphy record that isn't embraced by that community?

To be honest, I didn't really get into making music to be an album artist.

When I play that music live nowadays, there's a lot of things I feel I'd like to do - even things I don't think the audience is aware of, like layering subs underneath the kicks, and layering crisp hats underneath the muddy, trashy hats of the '90s. If I tried to play the music as it was next to my contemporary music, it just sounds like you're closing up half of the sonic spectrum.

Frequently, when I'm compared to someone, I'm like, "Is that really what people think I sound like?"

I think one of the things about ageing is the jagged peaks become a little bit mellower...? Heheh. And I feel like I'm able to understand a little bit better where that sort of tack comes from.

The music that I have always liked has always been more rooted in anger or sadness or alienation or any of those inspirational factors that drove rock'n'roll, gospel, and blues. I tend not to value a more pop aesthetic.

Anything that sparks some eight-year-old's interest in music or DJing is great.