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.

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

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

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

Young kids out here see what's on TV and feel like they can start rapping. They think rappers are rich and really have their own jets and Bentleys, but in lot of cases that stuff is rented.

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

I think at the end of the day you can do both: make money and stay true to yourself. But a lot of young people look for that fame that some of these huge artists that they see on TV have, not knowing they can do what some of these underground artist are doing which is not selling their souls for a buck.