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.

Consciousness rap - a term that I don't think exactly exists but gets thrown around a lot - is not exactly popular.

I've never been a religious person. I've been a spiritual person since I was about 15, 16, when I was first introduced to Psilocybin [mushrooms]. That really opened me up to thinking about the universe in a different way, and coming to significant realizations about my connection to something greater than me.

I played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base.

The trust that I once built has been betrayed. But I'd rather live tellin' the truth and be judged for my mistakes, than falsely held up, given props, loved and praised.

Us as rappers underestimate the power and effects that we have on these kids

If I'm using drugs and alcohol, it means that I've given up on my fullest potential.