"To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break."
"[Crack epidemic] definitely has impacted folks in my family, most definitely. I think that's true for most, if not all people, regardless of color, that grew up in and around areas that were closer to the nucleus of the crack epidemic.If you look at Baltimore or D.C., Detroit, Chicago, Oakland, like, Los Angeles."
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