I grew up listening to Commission, Kirk Franklin and Hezekiah Walker. If I was found listening to any rap, my pops would throw them out, or crush the CDs and tapes - literally.

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

God is my spiritual guide. Half the music I come up with I really don't know where it comes from.

I have no problem with thinking small. Sometimes you have to think small first in order to think big.

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

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

My music should evoke a feeling; whether it's a feeling in your stomach, goosebumps, whatever. When you don't get a feeling then there's a problem.