BEHIND THE MUSIC A Creative Presence "I've been making music for about 5 years now , when I first started I was heavily influenced by Drake and J. Cole . As time went on I started to lose confidence in my ability to draw a crowd . The youth didn't want to hear some 15 - 16 year old rap about his life problems , in all fairness I can see where they come from . Once Lil Yatchy dropped "one night " , I started to develop a much more bright and melodic style. Once Lil Uzi Vert came out , that's when I really perfected my sound People will continue to hate , and say that I ride the wave , and that I'm just a clone of every mumble rapper . If you listen to my music , I still rap about the things I do , and my lifestyle ... comparing me to these wack " upcoming rappers" really just doesn't make sense at all" . - Tun3e