How do you manage the thin line of always doing exactly what you are and what you're known for? In order for me to inspire you with music, I got to know what music inspires you, and Igot to listen.

Sean Kingston says a lot of his hooks come about by having fun early on. He says the biggest rule when it comes to music is analyze every once in a while. It's art at the end of the day, he says.

Her first wish and her last wish to me was always graduate from college. Three years later, I graduated with a 4.0 on Mother's Day. At 23, that was my first Grammy and Emmy and Oscar.

You can at least three takeaways, right? And then so you do some type of social post. And then the other one is the production assignment, which kind of goes with that question. How does that apply not only for producers, but for writers and artists?

The rapper says sometimes in the studio, be intentional on doing what you feel. There's no such thing as too simple of a hook, he says. He also takes offense when managers bring up giving an opportunity to another producer.

I used to describe my beats before it becameA&Record label. Gourmet ratchet. That's what I saw. Whoever got the best three, you getting some free.

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2010, I had my first Justin Bieber placement, and that was an accident, too. As somebody that's obsessed with music producers, sometimes we're just a little too much. Without the words and the melody, none of this matters.

I wanted to ask about your experience in college. I felt like that was kind of getting in my way just in terms of time. My mom really prioritized me being a well rounded individual. Just the little bits that you can get. Just get it in and you'll see how it pays off.

A lot of times I'm trying to mix styles and try to add an element of musicality. How gourmet can you get while still retaining ratchet without detracting from the ratchet? For example, this song that I did with Idris Elba called Kings is just pure gourmet.

Jonathan Jones: Your ears are never going to lie to you. The one song that I didn't write that Diane Warren wrote that's on my project. I went on to produce that song nine times before it was ready to go on my album. When you carry in a weight that gets too heavy, I'll carry it for you.

All right, we all good here? Yes. Well, thank you, Kosine, for being here. What an honor.

Marcos Enrique Palacios is a saxophone player from maywood, Illinois. His music is a mix up of diaspora, like black and Afro and Caribbean and all that. He says if he just thought like an intern and kept that humble mentality, it would get him everywhere.

Kosiner says his first gold record was an accident. On all his hits, there's a school bell on there because his mama wanted him to graduate from college. He says never be afraid to know how to do everything right.

One of the biggest things I'm trying to work on is make my melodies more catchy. It's just song study. I would encourage you, like, an individual homework assignment. Get inside the DNA of these songs. Let them soak to your like.

Is this an advantage, being able to produce songs that can be, like, multiple genres, like pop or rock and hip hop? Do you think it's okay to have the sort of versatility, versatile set of genres on your production portfolio?

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How do you balance being well rounded with being very good at one thing? My main instrument is saxophone, but I can play some keys. I act, I host, I teach. I'm always looking for a beat battle. So I think it's just finding that balance.

Trauma. Some of the best songwriters, best producers, best artists went through trauma early on in life. Use that as inspiration. If my worst nightmare can come true, then so can all my wildest dreams.