Often, it's the little things, like the title of a song, that can make a huge difference in its success.

I took about four or five years of French in high school, but I definitely don't speak French as well as I thought I did then.

That's my ultimate goal: to get people to say my name right.

Would I have signed to Def Jam if I knew they was deaf? Nah.

I'm a percussionist, so that's most of what I know when I attack a record. Melodically, knowing the keys - my first love - that makes the perfect blend.

I work well under pressure. Actually, I love pressure.

I still listen to Ginuwine, man. I can still listen to Donell Jones.

As far as romancing and catering to the women, I'm definitely here for all that.

Chicago, we always had it. People just shied away because it's nothing businesswise from the industry. Everybody from Chi will go to N.Y.C. or L.A. - R. Kelly to Kanye to even Twista. Everybody is great from there, but it's nothing downtown.

I'm an owl; I'm up. I probably go to sleep during the time when most people wake up. The first half of the day, you might not catch me.