Masego

I like how hip-hop is just shocking and fun.

— Masego

Seeing Ed Sheeran make a beat from scratch when I was in college changed my life.

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When things line up, the music just flows.

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I'm a textbook Gemini. I just need variety and I'm random.

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I don't want to Kanye it, but I listen to myself a lot.

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I feel like anything with my music can be traced back to a woman.

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I smile too much to be in a gang. I don't got that 'hit somebody' vibe.

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I'm used to not staying anywhere for too long. I've always had it in my DNA to go to different places.

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Women who care about your health is such a cool thing. Your homies won't remind you to not eat gluten.

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Something I do naturally is I just involve women in my professional work. I hire them, I pay them, I put them…

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I have two sisters, so there was no brother to beat up on. As a result, I've never hidden from emotions.

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Gospel influences your soul. If you've had church in your background... it's just a part of your musical DNA.

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With 'Pink Polo,' I wanted something I could listen to when I was doing different activities during the summer and also bring…

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I do old man things by default, just stay in the hotel room, eat oatmeal, and drink tea.

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If you're really chosen for music, it just comes to you and you just let it pass through. That's how I create.

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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…

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I learn things myself. I call it YouTube University; YouTube has taught me more than anything. I learned how to tie a…

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When I was about 15 years old, I used to have a lot of jam sessions at my house. And all the…

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'Melanin Man' was inspired by the words of an Uber driver in L.A. Before I got out of the car he said,…

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I didn't get to have a girlfriend, bring her over to the house. I'm a lot slower understanding some of those things,…

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I think for the culture I gotta collaborate with Pharrell. He's from my area, that'd be amazing - what he would pull…

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I feel like it's my responsibility to contribute to a good vibe in the world and to do what I can, when…

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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…

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I was about to leave L.A. because I didn't find enough soul in the musicians. Back in Virginia, it was just leaking…

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I listened to gospel music because that was just our culture, you know? My parents are pastors.

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Anyone I have musical chemistry with, I recruit, and we do shows and create drum kits together and make tunes for the…

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I love nature and botanical gardens.

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I travel more than anybody I know.

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I just do very old man, adult things.

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I started on the drums when I was eight.

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My father's from Jamaica.

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From a shallow standpoint, I like nice things.

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I'm black so I've been getting eyed by cops my whole life.

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I like to dress well, I like to look good, I like to smell good.

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Every time I have a conversation with a woman, I gleam something from it.

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Virginia is a place that's so boring, you find friends and do cool things.

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There's something special about the influence a woman has on me.

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You can't really choose what influences you. You can't choose what sparks something inside you.

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I've always loved fashion, but when you're broke, you're wearing whatever your dad gave you.

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I'm going to be the first person to do every creative idea he's ever had in his head.

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