The real is always presented. That hardcore record or movie is not needed in the hood, because it's already there. You can see it with your own eyes.
I get freedom out of hip-hop. I get to be a true artist without any shackles or harnesses.
I don't cook gumbo, but I just know it's a lot of good ingredients in it. And, with a movie, you got to have all those ingredients.
Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That's all it is.
South Central is just who I am.
When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me.