I Live This Life At

Colorism Is Not A Good Thing, Especially When You're Black.

Music Was Just Played All Around Me, And I Couldn't Run From It. My Pops, He Never Learned To Sing, But He'd Have His Little Drink On The Side, And He'd Put On The Best Of His Hits - Gangster Rap Or Oldies - And He'd Sing All Day On His Mic Plugged Up To The Wall Set-up. It's A Trip. I've Just Seen That My Whole Life, So I've Always Just Had A Love For Music. By The Time I Was 13, I Really Just Jumped In It. And It's Something I Took On To Have As A Hobby.

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.

The Opposite Of Love? Vice. Temptation. The Negative Influences That We Have. The Bad Energy That Comes Around Us And Makes Us Do Certain Things. To Me, It's Always Been A War Between The Two.

If I'm Gonna Tell A Real Story, I'm Gonna Start With My Name.