I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs.

I feel like when I'm writing for other people, when I'm doing rap hooks, it's kinda like playing dress up for me...

I studied art just short of the level where you can earn a degree.

The first song I heard from me was Meek Mill ["I Don't Know"], it was his first single before he went (to jail). I remember the first time I heard it was like eleven thirty at night, and I was like, "Yo, this is crazy!" And, I was smiling from ear to ear.

I always wanted to be an artist. I think I was just waiting on somebody to approve me and be like, "Oh, okay, you should be an artist," you know 'cause it wasn't until I stopped looking for approval that I could actually do it.

If you come at the record feeling really happy and optimistic, it can be incredibly beautiful and uplifting, and if you come at it in a bleak moment, it can feel like a very dark place to share. It's all down to the listener.

Well, I don't really concern myself too much with what other people make of my work.