It's a beautiful thing to build your own fan base and pay the bills knowing that you're staying true to your music at the end of the day. I look at life like this, the sky's the limit!

The only reason I started using samples was because people talked about me not sounding like Kanye or The Heatmakers.

I like so many different genres of music that I guess it would be hard for me to pick one person who inspires me when so many people inspire me to make good music.

As far as my inspirations, I just like anyone who is making good music - period.

I don't have to be as big as Dre, Kanye or Pharrell. Nobody even has to know my face. As long as I'm getting placements and I'm making good music and able to support myself - I'm good.

You can't have somebody guide you through everything - some things you have to learn on your own.

I'm really just concentrating on making good music, whether it's using a sample or doing an original track.