Prison was a transformative experience that helped him discover his identity and develop confidence.

“I just think it was an experience that saved my life like I mean you know if he's probably like a white kid grew up in the suburbs I'm just [ __ ] your mom sent you to summer camp yeah I never went through that I'm from the hood I'm from Detroit you know you're saying jail is black summer camp oh du”

Creating music while incarcerated was an essential strategy to maintain relevance and sustain a career.

“I don't want to run out of Music before coming home you feel me cuz then I've seen a lot of big artist that they go to prison and if they don't have music bro sooner or later that like the days go by bro they forget about you real quick”