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“My project isn’t all about me—somebody’s gonna hear this.”

“Meeting people and experiencing new people brings me peace.”

“I want little girls that are gay to have something that’s theirs. Something they can sing to.”

“I’m always ‘R&B.’ That’s the first thing people will say and I’m like ‘Is that it? Is that all you feel from the music?’”

"I didn’t choose trap, trap chose me."

“People have their own unique styles. The term genre is dying.”

Open your ears, and press play.

“When I think of music or really anything that I’m creating, I think ‘This is gonna be here forever.’”

“It’s about being villains to the normal way of doing things.”

“When I really first dove into D’Angelo, he just lightened me up.”

"I want people to feel seen."

“I will always be true to myself.”

“I try to channel everything through music.”

“My mom always used to say I’m like a preacher.”

"I learned that there’s a demographic for everything, so just be happy."

“I had an idea of where I wanted to be by now, and that will fuck you up.”

“I’m trying to deliver a message. I’ll spend hours on two bars, just like, ‘What am I saying here?’”

“I want my confidence to rub off on my fans so people can get inspired by that and have that same confidence.”

“Writing’s always best when there’s ease and comfort.”

"I just wanna give everything I have."

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