People Think Being Famous Is So Glamorous,

A Lot Of People Say I Tried To Emulate Tupac, But When I Look Back At My Career, We're Very Different Artists. I Took Pages Out Of Pac's Book, Of Course, And Lots Of Other Rappers - Biggie, Nas - Of Course You Take Pages Out Of Those Books, But You Eventually Make It Your Own Thing. And I Think I Did A Good Job Of That.

As Far As Rap Goes, I Grew Up In Hollis, Queens, So Early Influences Were People Like Run Dmc And Ll Cool J.

I've Signed A Few Sneakers In My Day.

We, As Artists, We Have The Right To Express Ourselves. That Is Our First Amendment, Freedom Of Speech. But I Also Believe That We Have An Obligation To The Youth To Be Somewhat Responsible In What We Say On Records. But I Think That Comes With Age. I Think That Comes With Artists Growing Up And Becoming Assured Of Who They Are As People.

Nobody Loves Me. Sometimes I Wish God Could Come Down And Hug Me.