I've got my girl records that are real feel-good and could be a radio crossover. But it's not me going in that direction, and being like, "We need this huge pop crossover record where we need this girl on the hook."

It's a big deal in my city to have a breath of fresh air.

It's cool to have a personal relationship with someone who's your idol. Someone whose music you used to constantly listen to, when you were hoping you could make it one day.

I just continue to grind on my own. You can't deny good music at the end of the day.

I can't wait until the record label feels like it's time for my album to come out, and then just disappear.

I don't want to be in the spotlight so bad that I'm going to sell my soul, or sell my creativity short.

I love pop music just as much as I like rap music, or ill-ass hip-hop music, or rock music.