London, from the architecture to the culture to the fashion to the accents, feels like it’s a special place.
When I first decided I wanted to make beats and write songs and stuff like that, it wasn’t like I sat down and the first thing I wrote was even halfway legit. It took a while to find my way through it.
I grew up watching Kobe Bryant.
I don’t know if most people know it or not, but I produce, like, 95% of my own stuff.
I think, back in the day, when I was first starting to make music, all I wanted to do was to get a record deal.
I think when you’re telling a story from inside of you that’s genuine, people connect with it.
You can tell when someone is reading the lines of a song or performing it.
We used to approach a small 400-person show like an arena show, as if I was a star and I was coming out on stage in front of screaming people and that I was to be larger than life.
I’ve seen what you can do in this grassroots, do-it-yourself world, and I’ve seen how far that can get you. To be iconic, you still need the gatekeepers to open the doors.
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