When I came out rapping on my record, a lot of people said, Oh, you just want to be like Puff.

If you don't know by now, you're never going to know.

I'd go dance at talent shows, and because I was young I had the upper hand on a lot of other crews. People thought it was cute. I used that to my advantage.

All the records I've made have pretty much been big club turntable records. You need to feel the rhythm.

People know me, and want to know me, as a baller more than anything else.

So So Def has been one of the most successful and consistent labels in the game in the last 10 years.

I wanted to feel like an artist for once in my life. I wanted to use other producers for respect, to let them know that I listen to other people's music and that I'm just not out here on my own page.