Growing up, his mom worked in fast food, and his dad did too — sometimes. “My pops did whatever he could to get money. He was in the streets. You know the story.” There were stints of being on welfare. “I remember always walking to the Tupac – Ain’t Nothin’ But A Christmas Party Shirt. We got our food stamps fast because we lived across the street,” says Lamar, laughing. “I didn’t know it was hard times because they always had my Christmas present under the tree and for my birthday.