I definitely use "smiling while rapping" as a tool in the booth. I want to have fun while recording. At times it can get tedious and stressful when it's not sounding the way you heard it in your head, but you've got to remember to just smile and appreciate the fact that you're even in the booth and there are people who want to hear your art.

One man's trash that's another man's come up.

I find that when I put my spiritual life first, the rest of my life is easy. When I put my career first, that's when I have problems.

Bullying is a national epidemic.

I'm as honest as I can be.

If I can be an example of getting sober, then I can be an example for starting over

I'd always thought that if I could get sober and stay sober, I would be able to have a career making music. My drug and alcohol addiction was the one thing holding me back. I had finally gotten the tools to stay sober, and it was just a matter of writing the songs.