It was inspiring to see local legends like E-40 and Keak da Sneak break out with 'Tell Me When to Go.'

I know what it feels like to walk out in front of a sold-out crowd of a thousand people that are there for you, and how good that feels, but as an opener, you just have to train yourself to think that it's going to be harder.

I just kept telling myself that ultimately, the money that my grandparents had put away to go into my college fund, that they were investing for me to go to school and get this education, it had to be worth something.

'Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.

Touring is starting to feel more like home than home does.

Just wearing all black comes from Johnny Cash. I'm on the road so much that if I wear all black, my clothes never get dirty. You can't tell if I've worn the same shirt twice.