Method Man was the first person I heard that made me think I wanted to do that. Then I just dove in and eventually started studying producers. I just naturally felt like that’s where I belonged – guiding the direction or trying to bring to reality what artists had in their minds or hearts. I really got away from the artist & songwriter thing for a while in my early 20s. Then I kinda got too impatient for the mainstream path and decided that if I wanted to work on dope music I’ll just have to make it and find the artists I want to make it with. That’s how Hustle Standard was born. I’ve always loved writing songs and making the environment those songs should live in. The artist part is sort of byproduct of that. Don’t get me wrong, I love being a visible part of my music, but more than that I just love creating songs that mean something to people.