I'm on the Internet heavy. I'm on YouTube like it's nobody's business. That's where I discovered a cat like Reggie Watts. By learning that music, I became the black sheep in the group, like 'Here comes Masego with all that weird music.'Collection: Learning
Virginia is a place that's so boring, you find friends and do cool things.Collection: Cool
Women who care about your health is such a cool thing. Your homies won't remind you to not eat gluten.Collection: Health
'Melanin Man' was inspired by the words of an Uber driver in L.A. Before I got out of the car he said, 'They're scared of you young man. You're a king and they all know it. They want your culture, your soulful element and your style. You're Melanin Man, a super hero. Be safe out here.' Then I got out the car and took that all in.Collection: Car
I smile too much to be in a gang. I don't got that 'hit somebody' vibe.Collection: Smile
In college, this cheerleader put me on to this artist called Kimbra, and that was huge to me because that's the first time I saw somebody looping. She sampled her voice and made a song with that, and that just blew my mind.
Every time I have a conversation with a woman, I gleam something from it.
I'm Jamaican, so I come from a very whip with two belts background - being sensitive isn't really part of my culture.
With 'Pink Polo,' I wanted something I could listen to when I was doing different activities during the summer and also bring a message in it.
Full circle: 2014 I go from playing on the street to getting invited to play on stage, now 2016 I'm headlining.
I don't want to Kanye it, but I listen to myself a lot.
I started playing sax when I was fourteen because I'm like a real competitive person when it comes to winning girls attention. And there was this girl that I really wanted the attention of and I found out she really liked jazz.
I'm going to be the first person to do every creative idea he's ever had in his head.
I'm a textbook Gemini. I just need variety and I'm random.
Anyone I have musical chemistry with, I recruit, and we do shows and create drum kits together and make tunes for the SoundCloud.
I just do very old man, adult things.
I do old man things by default, just stay in the hotel room, eat oatmeal, and drink tea.
I didn't get to have a girlfriend, bring her over to the house. I'm a lot slower understanding some of those things, but I never see it as a disadvantage.
I have two sisters, so there was no brother to beat up on. As a result, I've never hidden from emotions.
From a shallow standpoint, I like nice things.
I hate politicking. I'm not the type of dude to like get around 13 guys and talk about who's next. I can't stand that. I like to take action.
I don't watch the news too much, and I don't look too deep into bad news about artists.
'Black Love' made my mama cry, so this is one of those song songs. When I hear it, it makes my heart do some things.
When I don't know all the rules, I just break them all. And it becomes like a higher level of music because of that.
Everything that I'm doing, it's like a future jazz, future trap house movement.
I like to produce music and put it out and hopefully it can help people through whatever crisis they have.
When things line up, the music just flows.
I remember I was a freshman in high school the first time I heard OutKast.
I love nature and botanical gardens.
I've always been attracted to something that's a little bit left - Korean R&B, South African hip-hop. I'm really curious about my homies back in Jamaica, what are they listening to? I'm always searching.
There's something special about the influence a woman has on me.
I like how hip-hop is just shocking and fun.
You're allowed to be a little bit weird and still get massive attention. The fact that a Solange can work or a Daniel Caesar can work or even how far Kendrick Lamar has gotten. People are getting more comfortable.
I like to dress well, I like to look good, I like to smell good.
The moment you're not worried about adult problems and you get to just make music, then I've made it to some extent.
I learn things myself. I call it YouTube University; YouTube has taught me more than anything. I learned how to tie a tie, all my pick-up lines come from YouTube reruns of 'Fresh Prince.'
You can't really choose what influences you. You can't choose what sparks something inside you.
I was joked by a lot of older musicians because I was playing saxophone over trap beats or future bounce beats, and it just wasn't what you do. They were just like play some John Coltrane and get in the corner. But that's just not how I work.
I'm used to not staying anywhere for too long. I've always had it in my DNA to go to different places.
To be able to be at the level that I perform onstage, I have to embody everything I've made my music about. Which is me.
The West Coast really allows you to understand who you are. You come across so many talented people you have to look back at yourself and see what makes you unique.
I'm black so I've been getting eyed by cops my whole life.
I remember my first trip to Toronto. There was this street musician playing an instrument I've never seen before - like, he had a hang drum on the left side and this random bagpipe, bodhran stick type of thing. It was the craziest thing ever! So I sampled it for a beat.
When I was about 15 years old, I used to have a lot of jam sessions at my house. And all the kids would kind of come over, and I would kind of deejay some music that I discovered that month.
My father's from Jamaica.
I listened to gospel music because that was just our culture, you know? My parents are pastors.
My mother had this huge binder of CDs from everyone she loved, like progressive gospel artists. You know, she loved like how Yolanda Adams was kind of R&B, but it was, like, still gospel.
I write about love so I can keep focused on the true goal: to be with my lady, lady and travel with her and have my li'l family unit.
I thought I was cool until I left the country. I went to Tokyo, and I was like, man, why am I wearing these jorts?
I've always loved fashion, but when you're broke, you're wearing whatever your dad gave you.