I do music for the love of it, and I've been doing it from a very young age: about 11.

I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.

I think it's cool to do stuff in a different language. Basically, I learned English through listening to rap. A lot of people think it's funny. But it's true; I used to try to get the accents.

At the end of the day, just know that God made you, so you can be your own individual, and don't let people give you that peer pressure.

It was important that I became successful. People say they do it for the love, and yes, you do it for the love, but you want to be successful

When I lose touch with the audience and the reality of what life really is, I'll be Vanilla Ice or something.

I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today