It's my name, lol. I wasn't down for a stage name, cause that's insinuating you're hiding behind a persona, u know?

Yea man...live performances are so raw, cause especially as a rapper its just you and the mic, u know? It's like your chance to prove if you're the real or just somethin put together in the studio.

It exposes music fans to more than just what the industry wants them to hear. It allows them to control what is successful, and in the end, increases the quality of music in general.

I'm actually signed to Elese Entertainment right now.

Definetly LL Cool J...he did his thing for the ladies, and I'm kind of in that similiar vein. Definetly Hov (Jay-Z), cause he's got the real lyrically, businesswise, and he's always been up on the next thing. Jermaine Dupri's got that crazy longevity that you dont see much nowadays. I'm a big nelly fan, he dooes him, and u can do nothing but respect him for that...he's also on that ladies tip that i was talkin about w/ LL. T.I.'s dope, he's one of those cats u can depend on never to sell out to do big numbers. Pharrell is a musical genius...I'm always trying to be Pharrell, lol. I got so many influences man...Just anybody who's doing their thing and not doin somethin just cause they got a formula for it, u know?

I love ATL...but Cleveland's my home. I ain't gonna be one of those cats reppin the A who ain't even from there....I rep for the C.L.E. man.

Yea...I'ma be on the road this fall so definetly be on the lookout for that...and check out my labelmate Ayanna at www.ayannaworld.net, she's crazy...we got next, homie.