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I'd started working when I was 21 and had been very determined about my career, very focused, even as a little kid, so it was something I had been working at for a long time.

I was young and so eager to make some money as well as get exposed and show my talent.

I think the years leading up to 21 were a bit more fun than 21 and beyond might be.

I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment.

When I hit my 20s, I struggled to make it. I got married at 19, and my daughter, Je'Niece, was born a year later. I worked blue collar jobs during the day and comedy clubs at night, and I was earning about $25 a year doing stand-up.

I was so focused at 21, maybe to my own detriment because I didn't allow myself to have fun. I was constantly looking for the next audition and working to pay the bills.

At 19, I was in the streets making money. I was surviving.

By 21, I was earning six figures a week. By 23, I had a Ferrari. It was nuts.

I never thought I'd reach 21. I used to feel that was old, but growing old doesn't scare me anymore. I just want to have done something super special and have had someone to do it with.