“The influence that Oakland has on my sound is about 90%.”

Everything I do is about setting up for the next. I think that my confidence and belief in myself as well as the music and trusting my judgment of my songs really grew the most.

You last throughout the ages and you’re able to reincarnate your artistry numerous times.

It’s a competitive city, it’s full of just great artists and talent. It gave me the confidence, the passion, the realness I try my hardest to portray, so it has had about 90% influence on me.

I don’t like to veer away from the truth because I think that’s what people have fallen in love with about my music.

He is fearless and the way he comes to the music is like we share the same passion for what we do and with somebody from the West. In my opinion that would be a great collaboration.

I think that I work hard to make my music as a diary for new generations who find out about it years later.

As long as it doesn’t veer away from who I am, I’m down with it.

They can go through the history and see a trail.

I feel that’s why people can connect so well with it because it’s all honest.

I can’t be passionate about something that I don’t understand. In my music.

My music is very raw, it’s emotional, and it’s honest.

Love and heartbreak is something that’s always been a part of me.

But at the same time, there’s still a classy side to me that I’ve seen in Oakland as well.

I like to just take all of them and allow them to help me build.

When you have somebody who takes their craft seriously, you don’t have to babysit them and be there all the time.

No matter is going on, I have something for that time or era.