I'd get out at school at 3:00 P.M., show up to dance practice at 6:30 P.M., practice for three hours till 9:00 P.M., get home at midnight, and try to do whatever homework I could before getting back up for 7:00 A.M. But I did it because I liked dancing, and I loved the music.

I purposely try to make my music cinematic. I try to inspire visuals even though I'm only an instrument of sound.

Luckily, everyone that I've collaborated with, everyone that has been willing to offer guidance and advice, they've all been dope people.

I know I'm grown, but there's a part of me who will eternally be six years old.

I struggle with insecurities. I struggle with forgiveness. I struggle with letting someone go that did me dirty without vengeance, which is an evil thing.

The key to having something beautiful is being able to convey a normal human emotion but say it in a way that's never been said.

Authenticity is hella important.

Why am I who I am? It's the way I was raised.

The power's in the people, more so because we have platforms that we can control, like Instagram, Twitter, Soundcloud, where we can deliver straight. If you're building a fanbase, it's in your hands; it's not monopoly. You can do it.

I can't be so guarded up all the time. I know it's not healthy.

You have to have your own back.

Talk to your enemies; sometimes ignorance comes from a lack of understanding.

I'll never pretend to be I'm something I'm not.

At Afropunk, everyone can be themselves, and I think that's beautiful.

The second you're not honest with yourself, you've lost everything.

I don't know how other people have a topic or have a goal when making a song, like, 'Let's write about this, or let's write about that.' It's kind of difficult for me. Personally, I like vibing out and freestyling.

Frank Ocean - I have so much respect for him.

I'm a fan of writing, and writing letters, because I hate when I'm trying to get a thought out, and I can't.

I was an awful singer when I was younger.

Music's always been in my home. My dad plays guitar, and I grew up listening to cumbia and salsa and boleros.

To be blunt, I feel like lyricism in Spanish is of a different quality than English. You can get really poetic in Spanish, but I feel like if you do that in English, you risk sounding cheesy. In Spanish, it's never that. It's always this deep, passionate, beautiful imagery; it's painted different, a different color.

Spanish is my first language.

Canada has this really cool way - specifically Toronto - of encouraging you to wave both flags: if you've been born there, like, wave your flag and then wave your parent's flag, too, and be proud of it.

When I sing in Spanish, my tone is different. I feel more relaxed because that's how I speak to my family.