Live tonight, cuz you can't take it with ya.

I'm as honest as I can be.

I learned from my teachers but became through my music

I grew up in the spoken-word community. Before everybody had a home studio, or before we could get booked for shows, open mics were the only way to be heard by other people. It really gave me a chance to develop as a performer. Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.

A world so hateful some would rather die than be who they are.

I'm a very conceptual writer.

Reading a piece of poetry with no beat in front of 20 people is way more challenging than rocking for 10,000 people.