A lot of people aren't aware of the years and years of humiliation and horrible shows I've played.

With rap music, there are billions and billions of samples that are uncleared that people have never been bothered about on an underground level.

My dad's been one of those dads who loves showing newspaper articles to the neighbors.

I think collaborating with a DJ could be interesting musically and it's something that I'd like to get into down the road, but I think on the live show tip I'm sticking to my guns for right now.

As the times are changing, you don't hear as many sample issues with rap artists. Part of that has to do with production styles these days, but the nature of copyright is also changing as the internet becomes more of a giant.

Something that distinguishes my solo work from normal rap production is that it has a lot of melody - it's not just cutting up a song and having someone rap over it.

I wasn't trying to make a following. I was just trying to make interesting music. That's not being modest, that's just being realistic.