When I first got into the studio once again, and I started hearing the beats, the anger and bitterness was coming out of me. I guess somewhat I was also being brainwashed by what was going on today. I thought that to fit in, I had to do what was hot right now, which is not the case.

It is a blessing. When I first got wind of [Chris Rivers] taking the rap thing serious and wanting to make a career out of it.

I'm a well rounded artist and I love to make music and create and be different. Hopefully I get the opportunity to show the world that.

[Big Pun] loved the fact that I could sing, everybody around us were rappers. A lot of people didn't know that Pun really, really loved r&b music.

[People] don't know the talent and I want to show them.

Maroon 5 is crazy to me, I would love to work with them.

For the last year, I had to get out of my bubble.