Mack Wilds opened up about his experiences growing up and revealed his road to becoming an actor and later moving into music. The Staten Island native says that while he knew Method Man, he didn’t need the rapper/actor’s co-sign to get on the show.

During the interview, Mack said that he owes a lot to The Wire for furthering his career, and admits that the producers from the revamped 90210 series reached out to him after seeing Mack on the hit show.