Being independent is more of a mind state more than anything else. A lot of people don't understand that being an independent artist means being hands on with your career in every aspect - not being afraid to spend your own money and invest time in yourself. Although I'm affiliated with a major label, I still wake up every day with an independent mindset.

The first CD said exactly what it was. I was just in the streets hustling. I come from a family of hustlers.

I'm a real dude from a real place and I never express myself through social sites. I don't feed into it, man. That's not real life.

Rap was slowly becoming one of my hustles, but it wasn't my main hustle. But I come from a family of hustlers, so once I figured the hustle out and mastered it, I took it to my brothers like... "we can flip this just like we flip anything else"... and they were with it but also sort of slow to come all the way on board.

I really wanna work with Kanye West. He's one of the few people I haven't got to work with yet that I really wanted to.

Like LeBron James, we already know how good the man is. We know he can play. He's rich. But he still want a ring. N!ggas know my music hot. That's proven. Now its time to get the ring.

I was blessed with the talent. God gave me the gift to put words together and make popular songs.