I'm so blessed to be breaking through right now because, how do you break through now? It took a clothing line to make people recognize me, you know what I mean? So the next kid that doesn't have that opportunity what is he suppose to do? It's really hard to break through right now. You just have to keep dreaming and keep pushing and take those right opportunities. I can't express that enough. It's crazy.
I feel like I kind of got my own lane, but I think if you mix T.I., Andre3000, Hov and Kanye you kinda get who I am. And I'm a huge fan of all of those artists, I grew up on a little bit of all them.
I don't need no extra hands in my pocket.
If I'm going to lose, I'd rather lose on my own accord.
I don't want to be in the spotlight so bad that I'm going to sell my soul, or sell my creativity short.
I'm not going to go in and get some hooks from some niggas who don't know me, or know what I'm about.
I've got my girl records that are real feel-good and could be a radio crossover. But it's not me going in that direction, and being like, "We need this huge pop crossover record where we need this girl on the hook."
I'm trying to live with no fears and not care what anyone has to say.
I basically lived through what could have been my downfall and survived it, so whatever comes my way, I'm ready.
It's cool to have a personal relationship with someone who's your idol. Someone whose music you used to constantly listen to, when you were hoping you could make it one day.
A lot of artists just put on the people they can make money off of.
I try to only work with people whose craft I believe in.
I use all of my bullets and my guns like I'm supposed to use them.
In my heart, I know I'm just as talented as some of my idols.
I want to always make sure I'm in good hands.
I've always traveled, man, so I'm always out and everywhere.
It's a big deal in my city to have a breath of fresh air.
The people in Atlanta, they're not really up on the blogs. A few people are, but it's not super crazy. In Atlanta it's still very much radio. When they hear it on the radio, that's what it is.
Atlanta is not like New York, where everybody piles into one place.
I was a Air Force kid. I got out of high school and I decided to join the military. I traveled and I was international before I got home. I did my thing in Japan, and I did it on big stages.
I can't wait until the record label feels like it's time for my album to come out, and then just disappear.
I'm going to keep proving people wrong, whether it's my record label, other artists.
I just continue to grind on my own. You can't deny good music at the end of the day.
I'm always looking for good music.
Japanese music was so crazy! The J-pop and everything. I never scooped up an album or anything.
