"You cannot have black music without something soulful in it, whether it's lyrically, how it's perfor..." — BJ the Chicago Kid

I left the city to accomplish something. And by leaving the city and trying to accomplish something, I've been a terrible cousin, brother, son some days.

There's something about real music, dawg. It comes to you; you don't have to go to it.

My dad helped me understand songwriting because of him playing Babyface a lot. I don't even know if my dad realized that him just being him, him just living his life, loving what he loved, poured more into me than anybody ever would know.

A connection should be natural. Just be yourself, and you will find someone who likes you for exactly what you are.