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.

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

Wiz is a cool guy, humble guy, down to Earth guy. You would really think he was just a regular guy if you didn't know who he was. But he still has a superstar aura about him.

In my mid-twenties, I was with a conducting career, but I had never been to university and I wanted to. There were things I wanted to study in depth. I also wanted to see if I could survive without music.

As writers, you spend so long trying to build your cred as a writer, and then everything comes together at the same time: your artist career happens when your songwriter career is, too.

I have always been attracted to the cottage industry side of this business.

Law is not a profession at all, but rather a business service station and repair shop.