I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Rap music's been around for too long now to be inspirational. The words are, but the music isn't.
I often find myself writing little ditties I can imagine becoming rap songs. Not the actual rapping part, just the chorus.
I didn't get into rap to be no lyrical genius. I got into rap to feed my family and help the people in need around me, that's it. A lot of people say, 'Man, Waka Flocka ain't go no lyrics,' so I was like, 'Yeah, you right!'
It must surprise people that I'm such a rap fan, but it's true. Sometimes, just staying in, putting on some rap music, and letting loose is all I need to have a good time.
It took me a long time to stumble upon a sound, and I figured out I wanted to kinda sing rapper's lyrics.
Lyrics are coming to you all the time. I get inspiration in the middle of the night.
Rap was started by black people and, thus, is at the foundation of black culture. So people cannot always wrap their minds around someone like me being inspired by it. But if you listen to the things we're saying, they're authentically us.
I'm just basically spillin' out my emotions to the world. 'Cause rap is about emotion. And I want you to feel what I'm feelin', 'cause that's what it's all about.
I'm definitely inspired by old hip-hop.
By the late '80s, I was already giving up on rap music.