I came from the projects. So there were times I'd wake up at night, and my palms would be itching to get out. But no matter where I was, I always looked at the stars, because there's nothing ugly about the sky. That was my escape.
'XXL,' they call me a freshman, but I'm a pro. So, this a platform to let people know I'm out here.
Choirs, auditions, talent shows, I was doing it all.
I'm real connected with Australia, you heard? I gotta come up there, man.
You can catch me in whatever's funky, whatever's got that swag. If it's got that swag, I'm putting it on.
I played the sax at school. I was in marching band.
My grandfather is a blues musician.
You'd be surprised what you'd catch on my playlist.
Even the diss tracks was enhancing 'Panda.'
I was always on my swag since I was younger.
I'm here to actually deliver art and deliver the creation, you know, wherever the music brings somebody.
I love to, you know, just inspire people however they wanna take it.
Everybody in my family sings. We were either in a choir, or there was something going on at home where we were singing.
Music always lived with me, like a family tradition.
When people are like, 'Why are these white people walking around this black hood?' I'm like, 'Why aren't they?' If it ain't bothering nobody, they can do whatever they want! They're in the hood to make it better.
I can't step outside my house now - everybody knows my face.
I got to be more careful and more focused with my surroundings, because everybody wants to reach out to me, and I don't know if it's good or bad.
I want to do a big donation to the pandas for all the panda lovers out there.
I never had a job. I never saw myself working for corporate business.
My job was to entertain. I've always seen myself in the entertainment realm.
