I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. Ice Ice Baby is about that area.

Rap is from the streets and I'm from the streets. That's why a lot of people accept me.

I don't know all the certain words to word it.

If you grew up in my generation, you're going to be influenced by Run DMC, the Beastie Boys and also listen to Metallica - it wasn't segregated anymore.

Even in a bad market, location, location, location is a way to still buy and sell property.

I use the music to vent, and a lot of the stuff that I am writing about or was writing about contained a lot of anger and anxiety, stress and depression, so that's how the album came out so dark.

Concerts every night, autograph signings, endorsements, and so on. That's not what real life is about.