I loved the hood and still love the hood but I had to realize like Ra you a rapper now you're in the public eye.

It 's amazing how Allah made the mind to the point where we almost alike me and you, we almost see the same. But we got different aspects of things. Certain things are what they call common sense. Allah made it like that meaning there's only one mind, be we all occupy it. Some of us dig into it a little deeper. Some of us are lazy on it. There's only one right and one wrong.

I had a little more freedom when I started sampling because you could actually do what you wanted to do.

I never sold drugs. A lot of people used to think I was that dude but I never sold a crumb. I used to always be upset with that.

Once you start making money you have to put things into perspective.

If something comes at me of course I'm gonna handle my business but I'm not the type to provoke the bullshit so I don't really get a lot of that.

Back then all I cared about was rhyming and making beats. That was my trade, my hobby.