I don’t know why, but I guess it’s because I’m still a young. Haters keep on hating, cause somebody’s gotta do it. (about his mother) We’re like brother and sister. Kelly Rowland from Destiny’s Child gave me a really nice soft kiss on my lips during a performance on my birthday. It was even worse when they were around their crew because they would diss me. It lasted for like thirty seconds, but I got over it, and luckily the crowd didn’t seem to care. I had a tickle in my throat and I started coughing, and I couldn’t get the words out. The worst moment was when I was performing and I was about to sing, but I choked. But also be a girl who isn’t afraid to get sweaty and play basketball, so it’s cool if she’s a tomboy. I like low-maintenance girls, but at the same time, classy. I ended up getting both presents for Christmas. When I was 12, all I wanted for Christmas was a trampoline or a four-wheeler. And if it’s negative, then I don’t listen to it. Sometimes, they’ll be talking about me on the Internet, but I don’t even look at it. Since I’m always working, my best holiday memories are definitely when I can just go home and spend time with my family. My dad was working at a gas station and a dude came in and said, ‘I want to find some guys that can sing or rap or dance,’ and my dad said, ‘My son can sing!’ So he hooked it up with my mom and I said, ‘I’m going to start working with this guy.’ He had connections with producers and other production teams. So I wanted to bring my flavor to the song so when people over the age of 45 or 50 hear it they’ll be like ‘OK, he did his thing with that record.’ It’s like I can appeal to everybody and not just a younger demographic. I mean, Donny Hathaway is an amazing artist. With the song ‘This Christmas’ I wanted to do something that was kind of different. I still think it’s a dream, but I ain’t pinching myself yet. Having the right people around you all the time is important. And there’s Christopher Brown, the down-home Tappahannock boy that plays video games and basketball and hangs out.
At the end of the day, this is just a job. But so many people compare me to him, and I don’t think it’ll ever stop. I’m not gonna say that I hate it, because I really respect Usher and I was influenced by him. Girls are losing their virginity at 15, 16. I was rolling with the punches because everything was new to me. My first album was me finding myself and my voice, finding how I sing. I always imagined I could be what I wanted to be. “Haters keep on hating, cause somebody’s gotta do it”. Worked with actor Columbus Short three times: in the films Stomp the Yard (2007) and This Christmas (2007) and Takers (2010). His favorite clothing brand is Bathing Ape.
If he wasn’t a singer he would be a basketball player or a regular kid. Wants to work with Teena Marie, Beyoncé Knowles, Ciara, Usher, Michael Jackson, Mario, and 50 Cent Music influences are Sam Cooke, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Usher, Kim Burrell, Donny Hathaway, and Marvin Gaye.