My grandfather was a voodoo priest. A lot of my life dealt with spirituality. I can close my eyes and remember where I come from.

I've never really [written] something that was inspired.

A lot of my music is very reggae- driven. Half of my life Bob Marley was all I listened to.

When I rap, I get to express myself in a way where putting words together is like poetry, and sometimes it's better to talk in certain expressions than sing, you know? So I love, I love to rhyme when I want to express certain things.

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

For me, before I go on stage, it all depends. Might be a girl, might be an edible, might be a verse, might be somebody mixing something in my drink without me knowing - hopefully that won't happen tonight.

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