Being where you from is a strong genetic. You can't run from it.

Although the butterfly and the caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same.

Look inside my soul and you can find gold and maybe get rich. Look inside of your soul and you can find out it never exists.

I'm listening to a lot of oldies.A lot of Al Green, Marvin Gaye. Luther Vandross... they were some of my icons.

It's a long time coming as far as the work that I put in. Now I know that I got the stamp but what counts is what comes behind. That's what's really important. Upholding that stamp and not only keeping the energy my way but also spreading that energy out to other artists that are coming up on the West Coast.

Kids don't see hate in their eyes. They see the world, and living in it to the best of their abilities. And that's where love comes from for me.

Got in the studio at sixteen, [and] that's when I felt like I wanted to make this a career. I had a passion for it.