When I'm not in the booth, I'm one of the most laid-back guys. But growing up, I liked DMX, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and T.I. - dudes that went all out on the track. My first songs were energetic because I liked their energy.

You could be Top 5 on iTunes, but for people to buy an album, they've got to have a connection with an artist. Every time I bought someone's album, it was about the connection. I was loving everything, from their raps to their style. I wanted to meet them.

One night I prayed to God, I asked could he please remove my enemies from my life, and before you knew it I started losing friends.

I'm always gonna be all over my CD the most, of course. My talent is my talent. I ain't really tripping off no ego; I just like to make good music with good people.

I don't want to just be fully rapping my whole life.

I've always been rapping before I was making money off of it. Before I made a profit, I had always been rapping.

Everybody think they're famous when they get 100,000 followers on Instagram and 5,000 on Twitter.