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I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.

As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.

To me, rap music is bigger than who's the coolest rapper, the biggest rapper. It's everything about your personality.

When I first got into the rap game, I had an early dream of unifying rappers.

I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats.

I'm pretty sure people thought I was like a dope rapper.

Biggie is my favorite rapper, for sure. No other artist has impacted me that much.

I never was the battle rapper. That was never my thing. I always felt like it's enough room for everybody to do their thing. I like bringing new energy, re-inventing the wheel, so to speak, every time I come out.

I remember rap music. We used to party and dance off of it. Today it's all about a whole different angle... Rappers are going against each other, and it's more of a bragging, boasting thing.

I don't consider myself a gangsta rapper. But I'm probably more qualified to be a gangsta rapper than people who call themselves that. I've been through that life.