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A lot of rap songs don't usually have a lot of melody per se.

I just consider myself an artist. I don't really rap. I don't really sing. I just do what I feel is good, and people like it.

I usually sing a lot on my mixtapes. I sing a lot on songs that just really aren't singles. Even my first single, 'My Last,' which I feel like is more pop than anything - I was originally singing the chorus on there. I'm used to that. I've always had fresh melodies.

I try to tell the truth in my lyrics; write good melodies and make hard beats. So, basically, I just combine hip-hop with melody. That's how I classify myself.

When I write, I don't really focus on duets or anything like that or whether I'm going to feature this or that rapper. I just focus on just making a great song and figure out the rest later.

A melody is not merely something you can hum.

I really don't have an ear for pitch. I can't sing at all, I can't hum melodies and I can't write riffs.

I haven't done rap... I can't do that too well.

Primarily I see myself as so much more than a rapper. I really believe I am the voice for a lot of people who don't have that microphone or who can't rap.

I look at rap as an opportunity to act. My head is full of different characters - in each song I'm auditioning a character.