Masego

I didn't get to have a girlfriend, bring her over to the house. I'm a lot slower understanding some of those things, but I never see it as a disadvantage.

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

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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, 'They're scared of you young man. You're a king and they all know it. They want your culture, your soulful element and your style. You're Melanin Man, a super hero. Be safe out here.' Then I got out the car and took that all in.

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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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From a shallow standpoint, I like nice things.

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

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I thought I was cool until I left the country. I went to Tokyo, and I was like, man, why am I wearing these jorts?

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I remember my first trip to Toronto. There was this street musician playing an instrument I've never seen before - like, he had a hang drum on the left side and this random bagpipe, bodhran stick type of thing. It was the craziest thing ever! So I sampled it for a beat.

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I was joked by a lot of older musicians because I was playing saxophone over trap beats or future bounce beats, and it just wasn't what you do. They were just like play some John Coltrane and get in the corner. But that's just not how I work.

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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 SoundCloud.

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I write about love so I can keep focused on the true goal: to be with my lady, lady and travel with her and have my li'l family unit.

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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 I can.

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

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The West Coast really allows you to understand who you are. You come across so many talented people you have to look back at yourself and see what makes you unique.

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I'm Jamaican, so I come from a very whip with two belts background - being sensitive isn't really part of my culture.

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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 in the workplace I'm involved in.

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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 learning that music, I became the black sheep in the group, like 'Here comes Masego with all that weird music.'

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