Atlanta’s friendly, neighborhood Gucci Mane has us all in love with his transformation story. The rapper recently joined Trevor Noah on The Daily Show to reflect on selling drugs in the seventh grade, battling his own addiction and cleaning up his life after being released from prison.

In the interview, Gucci details his kiss cam proposal to fiancé Keyshia Ka’oir, revealing that his pop of the question was somewhat spontaneous, and that he’s always known she was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. He also discusses finding himself through writing The Autobiography of Gucci Mane, his tell-all book on his wild journey through life.

Watch the interview below.