Everyone has their parent's [music] collection which is strongly influences what you listen to as a kid. You have no choice. You have to listen to whatever they're bumpin. I grew up with what they listened to a lot.

Some songs go super-quick; some take a really long time.

When artists who are not associated with the typical infrastructure get recognition, that becomes a cultural movement.

I graduated in 2009, which - if you think back to where the economy was at that time - was an interesting time to graduate.

For me personally, to hop onboard and use the amazing success and blessings in my life to pull off something like the 30/30 Project is awesome.

Hip-hop music was something I grew up with, it was something that I loved since I was a little kid, and it's something that I chose to partake in an early age.

I have an AIDS ribbon tattooed on my arm.