I know what it's like to feel hopeless and to feel like you're not good enough just because of where you're from. I know what it's like to be profiled and to be abused by the police. I know what it's like to be racially profiled, treated unjustly and abused by the police just because of how you look.

People put me on a box, and I love when people think they know what I am capable of or not capable of. I thrive off of that.

They’re like,‘If you have an opinion against us, we’re gonna shut you down.' That’s not American. If you’re gay you should have the right to be gay in peace, and if you’re against it you should have the right to be against it in peace.

I know what it's like to be told by your teacher that you'll never amount to anything.

I think you have to drop an album to truly see the effects of your following.

If you want to take what I've learned and use it to your advantage, just listen and you won't have to go through it.

If I'm not in the mood to deal with you, then I just don't deal with you. I look at it like, me not dealing with you could save me a lot of trouble - me forcing myself to deal with you could bring me a lot of trouble. So I just play it by ear.