K. Dot was a kid who was trying to find himself in music, finding trends, um, bending towards - ready to bend towards what the industry was telling me to do and after you mature at a certain time in your life, you come into your own...your own niche, your own personality, not only as an artist but as a person.

Hip-hop and being a pro athlete go hand in hand. When they come together, it's a win, not just for your business brand but also for culture.

Eventually you get to this point where you understand what you want to do and get across and sound like.

The people definitely shape the two, put stamps and classify mainstream and underground music.

I was a black sheep, but now I'm just a goat

I always felt like there was a certain standard of music that I had to do from the beginning, even when I didn't have the recognition that I have now.

I am from the inner city, the ghetto. If I can use my platform to carry on a legacy and talk about something that's real, I have to do that, period.