What's 5 things your fans don't know about you?
1. I was once a member of the Raleigh-based duo, Philosophy. We ended up disbanding because life put us in two different directions.
2. I survived getting hit by a car going 45 miles per hour.
3. My first performance in my lifetime occurred in Seattle, Washington.
4. I once aspired to be a competitive DJ.
5. I once made my own beats. Due to a severe block, and lack of resources, I haven't made a beat in almost ten years.
What makes you more unique than other artists?
I'm an unaplogetic artist. I have received a bit of flack from several people that I should step away from my sound to do what has supposedly been successful. Because I know the idea of success is subjective, and hardly anything that a music video may promote, I have never strayed from what has made me the artist that I am today.
What's one trait about yourself that you don't like?
I'm very meticulous. For this reason, there is always a gap between either singles or full-length projects. A lot of this either has to do with writing, mixing, mastering, or preparing the cover art. When it comes to full-length projects (Mixtapes or EPs), I can safely say that I have always released one annually.
Who's someone you would like to work with in the industry, and why?
As cliche as it sounds, DJ Premier is the one guy that I would kill to work with. Since his transition from the album, "Moment of Truth," his beats speak very much to the fury that I present to a track that .
Who were some of your biggest influences that are in the same field you are in?
Most roads lead to Big Daddy Kane and mine is no different. From a technical standpoint, Kane is the reason many of us find ways to rhyme multiple syllables in our verses and even rhyme-within-rhyme possibilities. From the storyteller's perspective, I look up to Slick Rick, who was someone that give you something great from beginning to end. In terms of hometown heroes, I have two: since I'm from Staten Island, the Wu-Tang Clan is the first (If you look in the credits of Method Man's "Tical" album, he shouts out the building that used to live in). Living in Raleigh, the Justus League would become my second.