I Never Wanted To Give Up My

I Lost My Brother When I Was 22. He Was Only 24. I Was Always The Kind Of Person To Live On The Edge, But After That, It Made Me Feel Like I Could Really Die. It Can Really Happen. Before Then, I Never Thought It Could Happen To Me Or My Family.

For Myself Music Definitely Informs My Emotions. And I Can Literally Play A Song That Will Get Me Where I Need To Be Emotionally. I Don't Have To Think About The Tragic Things That Happened In My Life Or The Greatest Things That Happened In My Life.

I Try To Only Commit Myself To Things That I Think I Can Accomplish And Commit Myself To 100 Percent. I Try Not To Bite Off More Than I Can Chew.

Sometimes You Do Have To Bank On Yourself. You Do Have To Believe In Your Ideas Enough To Really Get Out There And Fight For It Despite What People Think Of Some Young Kids From The Hood.

I Lost Relatives To Aids, A Couple Of My Closest Cousins. I Lost Friends To Aids, High-school Friends Who Never Even Made It To Their 21st Birthdays In The '80s. When It's That Close To You, You Can't Really Deny It, And You Can't Run From It.