[Big Pun] loved the fact that I could sing, everybody around us were rappers. A lot of people didn't know that Pun really, really loved r&b music.

I most definitely wanted to make a record out of it. Due to the fact of the negativity and things that transitioned over the years, I just wanted to give [Chris Rivers] his space. I had this record "Danger" which Free Smith produced the beat. It was one of the first beats I got when I started recording again and one of the first I sang to.

When I first came back into the booth, I starting rapping.

[Big Pun] loved the fact that I could sing, everybody around us were rappers. A lot of people didn't know that Pun really, really loved r&b music.

For the last year, I had to get out of my bubble.

I've always had a passion for rap, and I might not be the greatest rapper, but I'm better than half of them out there.

Maroon 5 is crazy to me, I would love to work with them.