“I’m connecting and that’s really what any artist wants at the end of the day which is to connect with their fans and supporters.”

Of course you have the street elements, but then you also have the culture and there’s so much culture around.

My music is rhythm and blues and with that said, the blues element of it is a major portion.

I would pick Kendrick Lamar because he is so dope as an artist and I love his hustle and his passion.

I’m not afraid to have the ratchet side because that’s a part of me too. I like to turn up, I am from Oakland.

There are a lot of shows and opportunities to be seen like that.

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.

DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing… At the end of the day, it’s up to us to control and to own hip-hop.