The LA-based Aussie rapper talks falling in love with hip-hop, its influence and "In Motion."
The Monkees and Shaq Were His Intros to Music
"I remember getting a CD player for eighth birthday, and my mom gave me two albums," he said. "It was The Monkees' greatest hits and Shaquille O'Neal's album Respect. Two pretty horrible albums that I enjoyed at length. That's what got me started."
His Cousins Introduced Him to Hip-Hop
"I got into it at school when I was 10 or 11, and I discovered an MP3 of Lil Wayne. I remember downloading 'Next Episode' by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. And I guess it was also around when my cousins would be around me and listen to Eminem, they'd play rap music when they'd babysit me. I just started thinking I was a rapper from right about then."
