Since Day One, Since The First Time

I Always Felt Like There Was A Certain Standard Of Music That I Had To Do From The Beginning, Even When I Didn't Have The Recognition That I Have Now.

The Moment I Made That Decision To Get In The Studio And Actually Work And Study The Culture Of Hip-hop, Then Everything Just Started To Open Up And Blossom For Me.

At First, I Was Scared To Show Fear Because You Can Never Be Sure How People Will Perceive You. But I Dared Myself To Do That, To Stand Out. Now I'll Talk About Being Beaten Up Or Robbed Or Making A Stupid Decision Because Of A Girl Or Whatever.

When You Go On Your Twitter Or Look Down Your Timeline And It's All Great Positivity - I Love That. But At The Same Time, It Can Really Divert You From What Your Purpose Is Or What You're Trying To Do. And I've Seen Artists Get Caught Up In That.

What Happened To [michael Brown] Should've Never Happened. Never. But When We Don't Have Respect For Ourselves, How Do We Expect Them To Respect Us? It Starts From Within. Don't Start With Just A Rally, Don't Start From Looting - It Starts From Within.