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I was very confused with where my life was heading, but I knew that whatever I did, music was going to be involved.
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I feel like baggy pants are cool.
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I didn't feel like I had a home until I moved to El Paso.
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My peers inspire me, especially being a newer artist.
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I'm a regular guy, and I don't want anyone to look at me as being superior or having a God complex or anything like that, you know? I don't want to walk around like I know everything, because I have so much more room to improve.
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The thing about going back to El Paso, it's overwhelming sometimes. I look at the support that I get and the success that I've had, and I can't walk anywhere without being spotted. My hair might be the biggest crime in this situation.
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Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself.
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I'm still proud of who I am, of my youth, and I feel like now, as individuals, we begin to realise that we can change the future. We all have to participate.
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If you don't text your relationship partner - even if you just saw them in person - it's like you're doing something wrong.
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I knew if I worked hard enough that I'd be successful and eventually give opportunities to others.
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With 'Location' and all the other songs around it, my music turned into therapy for others. And that's something I really love and am blown away by.
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It's crazy that people are looking to me as a symbol like, 'Oh, he's the voice of the youth. He's this and this and that.' I feel like there's a lot of pressure that comes with it, when people look to you as the face of something.
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I definitely associate songs with the places that I've been.
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I've got to thank the city of El Paso for standing behind me.
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Love crosses all boundaries.
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My mom is my biggest inspiration by far. She inspires me on a daily basis. I remember hearing her sing around the house, and I was like, 'Mom, you belong on TV. You're a superstar.'
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What really keeps me grounded is my fans and the way that I connect with them.
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It's my job to accept my youth, to spread my story, to let people know who I am as an individual, because there's so many people who are blinded and think less of me because of my skin color.
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I'd love to collaborate with Frank Ocean. He's one of my favorite artists of all time.
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For me, when I grew up, I never really had an outlet when it came to my social surroundings. Even if I had a form of popularity, I felt like I was very limited.
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I would never have been able to find my voice if I didn't have music education.
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Kendrick Lamar deserves a Grammy. He's one of the biggest, most influential rappers of my generation.
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I started writing out all of my feelings, and people asked me, 'Have you ever thought of recording your music?' It was something I'd always thought of, but I'd never really had the confidence.
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My mom and I, we have trust within each other because at one time in our lives, we were kind of all that we had, you know? My mom had me, and I had her.
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