I think it's harder to make a classic now, not because of what people say, but because artists now are so concerned with what people say.
NasSunlight and seeing something that was a thought become a thing and materialize - that makes me come alive.
NasBig L scared me to death. When I heard that on tape, I was scared to death. I was like there's no way I can compete if this is what I gotta compete with.
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