I'm here to spread a message of hope. Follow your heart. Don't follow what you've been told you're supposed to do.

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You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you.

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I do put a lot of God in my music, but not because I'm super religious. There are a lot of demons in my music, too. I acknowledge both.

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If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My most productive hours are between midnight and five.

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College isn't in everyone's hearts. I am living proof, though, that school doesn't mess up your plans. It gives you more experiences to write about.

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I have a little bit of that gamer spirit in me. I just don't have the time to be a gamer. But in another life, I would be one.

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My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together.

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Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That's the biggest risk I've taken so far.

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There's been people who've rapped and produced - like Kanye - but I don't feel like on the rapping side there's ever been a producer who can rap as good as I think I can rap.

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I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of the mainstream without selling out.

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