I think living in so many different and culturally rich cities taught me that I could adapt any style and energy I wanted. White girls in Mount Olive, New Jersey, put me on Britney Spears, Metro Station, Fall Out Boy and The Outfield. Spanish kids in Smyrna, Georgia, taught me about Tego Calderón, Aventura, and Daddy Yankee. When I was fresh from West Africa, kids in Paulding County, Georgia, taught me about Lil Jon, Bone Crusher, Lil Flip, Young Jeezy, T.I., Lil Scrappy Crime Mob Crew…
I was on VH1 Soul listening to Kelis, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, and Slum Village. I was watching MTV Jams losing my mind when Slim Thug, Paul Wall and Mike Jones linked up with DJ Watts to drop Still Tippin’. And then, my uncle is playing me Portishead and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Nirvana, or The Meat Puppets. All throughout my childhood, I’m taking in these different artists and experiences and learning how to adapt styles.
With the kind of exposure I’ve had, it was inevitable for me to just try on all these different styles. In a way, it’s me trying to keep my childhood alive. My songs now are just me reliving and recreating the feelings attached to certain memories.

Everywhere. Not just in Ghana but in Nigeria and most of West Africa. The youth wanted to be creative and express themselves. Nobody was going to come and just give us these opportunities for free, so we had to start learning skills. As it stands, I can sound engineer, I can DJ, I have some light graphic design skills (lol), creative direction skills, and film directing skills. I didn't go to school for any of this. But they're skills myself and many other West African artists have had to pick up along the way out of necessity.

Lool, Same Shanga is not a proud moment at all. But just in terms of that being the first song I wrote and where I’m at now… I couldn't have imagined at that time that I was actually going to pursue music, so I’m happy to see the growth.

I love too much music, I want to make all the types of music that have influenced me. The best way to do that is to create fusions and worlds within worlds through those sounds.

Hellz Angel is a big one. It samples a Japanese club pop record called Boku de Aritai by Hi-Posi, and we set the sample over trap drums. I bought this record called Sushi 4004 six or seven years ago, and it was just a bunch of Japanese club pop records, and Hi-Posi featured heavily on it, so that’s how I got into Hi-Posi. Miho Moribayashi and I have very similar vocal tones, and Miho’s delivery on Boku de Aritai really inspired my vocal performance. But then, I also emulate Young Thug as well just in how sharp and piercing the high pitched voice is. That’s how I create my fusions – little parts of songs and artists that inspire me and I just reimagine them in my own style and voice.

All the ballsy shit like Trust Fund Baby, Hellz Angel, Fancy – that was just me getting my bag, man. I wanted to get into arrogant rapper mode but in my own style. 

Absolutely! I do consider it a showcase of my own self-acceptance. One of the first things I said about this project was that it is non-stop affirmation and incantations for bad bitches. I’m preaching sha – the listeners should take all the bad ass energy and apply it to their daily lives. It should make them feel like they can achieve!

Yeah, absolutely. I believe that we should all be what we wanna be. If you’re a dude and you wanna rock some air force 1s with a fresh fade but have your nails painted neon pink, you have every fucking right to do that. If you’re a girl and you wanna hop out ass naked with nipple pasties, baggy jeans and a durag, switch it up bitch! Fuck it up bitch! You have every right to do and be whatever the fuck you want to be as long as you’re not hurting anyone else.

I believe it's both. You speak your truth, but you're also finding ways to make sure you're speaking for those who can't speak for themselves.

I got my culture through music. Essentially, I’m just doing what other artists have done for me when I was young; I'm just passing down new information, man, and showing people new ways to think, dress and create.

I’m taking over the world baby, remember I said this! Love you guys! Thank you for the awesome questions and your time.