They thought we were just basically keeping ourselves underground on purpose. And it was just strange for people to approach music that way. And for rap, trying to get recognition, and be seen as a regular form of music like anything else. I mean, the Soul, R&B, Rock 'N Roll, they would dis the hell out of rap when it first came out.

Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That's all it is.

You like a woman, she's got kids, it's a package. You can't just go in one-sided.

I hear about people getting shot all the time. But most of the guys you hear about getting shot pulled through.

While I had done the movies through Revolution Studios, we own the sitcom. It was a situation where, once the team was assembled, I knew we could create something really, really good.

I know my flavor's going to work because I just know there's not a lot of guys like me around. So you got to figure out what's that about you.

With film, I have to be a team player; it's a whole different thing. I can't just be a one-man show. I have to learn how to use people to the best of their ability and motivate them to be as passionate about the project as I am.