Musician

I don't wanna learn about more science and math. That's not why I'm going to college.

A lot of people don't know that: that Artist is my name.

You can't say I don't sound like a N.Y. rapper - it's because I don't wanna sound like nobody else.

New York sounds like something that I could really listen to. It's like a vibe; it's a hit song. It's a song that you could listen to in five years and still like.

I pick and choose what I want to put on what. Instead of just dropping a single, I like putting projects together.

I overloaded myself with work. I give myself work to do so I don't give myself time to chill and have free time to chill with the family as much.

I was always writing, since I was, like, 12.

One day, walking through the Bronx streets, I just realized that people were stopping me, taking pictures, and noticing me from across the street. I can't even use public transportation anymore, so I kind of stopped going places and started going straight to the studio, going home, and telling people I can't go anywhere anymore.

Me and Tory Lanez got good chemistry together. We could make a song so easy, but we always like to figure out what we're really doing. We can make a good song, but it gotta make sense.

Perfecting your craft is one of the main keys in being successful.

I was always writing, since I was, like, 12.

I got so many people that have my number. It's crazy. I just don't feel like texting anybody back after I get, like, 30 text messages in three hours. I just be chilling.

One day, walking through the Bronx streets, I just realized that people were stopping me, taking pictures, and noticing me from across the street. I can't even use public transportation anymore, so I kind of stopped going places and started going straight to the studio, going home, and telling people I can't go anywhere anymore.

I'm not really rocking with mixtapes no more. EPs and albums - that's it.

'Remember the Time' and 'You Rock My World' from Michael Jackson were two of my favorite songs ever. My mom used to bump them all the time.

Growing up in Highbridge was real. Me and all my friends, we never really went to any other places in the Bronx but Highbridge. We always just stayed in Highbridge. It was like territory, to be honest, because Highbridge is like a town.

Before I was even famous, I was famous on Facebook.

You always gonna feel me. That's my main thing. When I'm speaking in my music, you gotta feel me.

Everybody was always telling me to rap and freestyle. I used to go to the park and spit on the mic. If I go to the park, they always gonna give me the mic.

I was inspired to shoot 'Look Back at It' in a high school because I'm like a voice of the youth. When the youth sees me in a classroom, I want them to be inspired to accomplish their dreams. I was just like them in a classroom at one point. It all starts in a classroom.