American - Musician | May 24, 1989 -
I actually went to high school with Lil Uno.
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I'm just making music, and I'm paying my bills.
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I grew up with the Pack. When they released 'Vans,' it was a seeing-is-believing moment.
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When I was 12 or 13, the hyphy movement was beginning to bubble. And you had local acts such as the Federation or E-40, Mac Dre, and Too Short that the local radio station would play all the time. You'd hear E-40 as much as you'd hear Jay Z.
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You don't need mainstream media outlets, the big TV looks, or the magazine covers.
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When you're from the Bay Area, there's this chip on your shoulder that you inherently come up with, because us, as a region, we've been overlooked in the grand scheme of the history of the genre and the culture.
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I think my music is so personal that it lets people in. And they identify with me more because of that, you know, so it's like my story; it's who I am as a person.
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Growing up in the Bay, I was still looking for a lot of East Coast hip-hop. I had an older homie put me on to a lot of stuff like Nas' 'Illmatic.'
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My friends put me on to Mobb Deep when I was a little kid. I've always been a big fan.
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I don't go in the studio to make music that won't matter. I go in every night to try to make a point and make the best music that I can make.
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When you're making an album, it's, like, exciting every night you make something new, but you're the only one who gets to hear it.
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Anything back in New Orleans is definitely nostalgic. I really played my first shows of my life and learned to perform here. I learned how to work a stage and how to connect with a crowd. It all started here.
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