I want to get paid for doing my job and whoever don't like it or whoever don't give me my just due then that's on them.

You know, I started doing movies. I mean, my mind was brought into saying, you know what? I want to build a generation of wealth.

Atlanta is a big market for me. They've always supported my music. They took care of my people during Hurricane Katrina, so I love them and I love my fans. And to be able to help and motivate the next generation, I feel like this is the place to do it.

People do look up to me and it makes me feel good. I made it out of a bad situation and I didn't mind bettering myself and I think that is what people respect. Most people go backwards but I was able to look at the big picture.

I think everybody has a good and bad side.

I feel like God blessed me to be successful and to have a couple of more things that a lot of people of where I come from didn't have or didn't see, but it ain't always about me. It's about empowering the next generation so that's what I love doing.

I think my thing is I grew up in the ghetto, and I was able to get a second chance. That's what I'm trying to tell kids.