The odds are so stacked against you to have a music career in a place where there's virtually no music industry. So I always attribute it to God.

You ain't heard that we swallow guys?

Intake is everything. And that is, that's where you start to realize your ego has no business in our business. Once you think you know everything, it's only a matter of time. So I will forever remain a student.

I love what I do, I love my job.

The New Black doesn’t blame other races for our issues. The New Black dreams and realizes that it’s not a pigmentation: it’s a mentality and it’s either going to work for you, or it’s going to work against you. And you’ve got to pick the side you’re going to be on.

I'm just very thankful. And I say that a lot because that's the most important message.

Fashion is more about feel than science.