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.

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

The primary goal isn't a financial gain; it's to put out interesting music.

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

I'll put out an album, and people review it, and some people love it, and some people tear it apart. By nature of the project, I've always wanted this to be something where people react strongly to it.

I wanted to make experimental music out of pop.

I was into alternative stuff, but I was also open to a little bit of hard rock and metal, like Guns N' Roses, Metallica.