Growing up, flute riffs was big in rap back then. It's what I listened to.

Future's like an older brother to me, and Thug's more like a brother my age.

That's what helps me in my career: I know how to relate to people, knowing what they want.

I naturally, when I make beats, aim for a darker tone just because I've always preferred those types of feelings.

I was raised not to be afraid to show emotion or imagination.

Photography is a pursuit that allows you to be very hands-on with what you show people of either yourself or the art you want to make, and acting is kind of the exact opposite. You do have a modicum of creative freedom as an actor, but you're still very much a cipher for other people's art.

Anxiety is part of creativity, the need to get something out, the need to be rid of something or to get in touch with something within.

I was successful and I enjoyed modeling, but it got to a point where I felt like I had 'been there, done that.' I wanted something that would inspire me and challenge me. I needed something that required more creativity. I started writing and I started auditioning. Simply posing in front of the camera was no longer enough.