[1] His mother took him to his first music concert, where performers Dionne Warwick, Gene Chandler and The Temptations influenced his perspective.

[3] Upon hearing the James Brown song, "Cold Sweat", he felt that it described his life as a poor black youth.

[3] In a 1992 article, a reviewer of radio shows on KCMU-FM (now KEXP-FM) said that Rollins was one of the people who defined the culture of the station.

[4][5] In the 1990s when Rollins began deejaying in Seattle, he played artists including Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, The Pharcyde, and De La Soul.

[6] In a profile of the black arts scene in Seattle, Rollins commented that it is more vibrant than many people are aware.