The way I perceive an album to sound and the way I put out mixtapes are two different energies. There's a different focus; there's a different sound.

Entangled between a dream and a coma.

Anyone can relate to struggle, whether you're European or Asian. Anyone can relate to having to get up and go to work and eat.

I don't go to clubs and throw money and pop bottles. That's not my thing, no disrespect.

Where I'm from is like 'Hustle Flow' versus '8 Mile.' It's that really grimy, box-Chevy, dope-boy, working-class music.

Skateboarding is a part of Hip-Hop culture. I think it's the fifth element of Hip-Hop - emceeing, deejaying, b-boying, graffiti, and skateboarding. Skateboarders live and die on the streets. It's expression - it's everything that Hip-Hop is.

You can usually tell when people aren't being authentic, but that goes for every artist, not just white artists.