Young black men had an opportunity to make money that they had never made before, so why not be flashy? I'm not mad at the flash. It just needed to be balanced.

I am street hip-hop brother. That's my biggest message with that one.

It's a hell of a relief. Especially for a dude like me who is so hands on and I like to pretty much all the way hip-hop. So it's difficult when you're dealing with the majors.

I didn't cut no corners, I just gave it my heart and soul.

I've got to show at all times that I'm willing to tear any emcee a new asshole, at any given moment.

People are loving it [Blow Ya Mind], people are bumping it in cars everywhere. People are hitting me, they feel it, the streets are feeling it.

Definitely giving it my heart and soul from my life as I see it. That whole album [My Brother] is like that, that's how I feel.