"Surface R&B doesn't work any more. The whole heartthrob thing, songs about unrealistic love and ..." — Drake

My dad is a great writer. Naturally talented, naturally charming. He embodies that back-in-the-day cool.

I have an urge to communicate. I think I'm a change from what it would be like dating a normal guy who doesn't talk too much.

You know, there are artists who are 35 and up that still make rap and that still works for them. I don't know if I want to be that guy.

There were people who incorporated melody before me, but I would deem myself the first person to successfully rap and sing.