Takes A Long Time To Happen So

When You Look Out Into The World And You Turn On The News And It's Just So Dark, It's Still There. But It's The Battle, It's The Struggle With That, And At The Same Time To Recognize That Happiness And Love And All Those Things Exist As Well.

People Don't Understand That Where I Come From, Everyone Is Either A Convict, Been In Jail, Been In A Gang, Is A Hooligan Of Some Sorts, But Those Are My Brothers, My Family And The People That I Travel With. Those Are The People That I Roll With.

There Is No Line Of Demarcation Between The Amateurs And The Pros; Everyone Is Using The Same Tactics And Playing In The Same Arenas. The Only Thing That Separates Them Is Radio, But The Artist Doesn't Control Who Goes To Radio And Who Doesn't.

What I've Learned Is Not To Take Anybody's Advice. If You Rely Solely On Your Fans, It Sets You Up For The Downfall On The Industry Side And If You Rely On What Your Label Is Saying, It Will Disconnect You From Your Fans.

It Definitely Wasn't Like, 'hey, I'm Going To Steal That, And Nobody's Going To Know.' The Original 't.r.o.y.' Came Out In 1992, And It Was Like A 20th Anniversary Kind Of Thing. All Of Those Intentions Were There For It To Be Resurrecting A Classic For A New Generation. I Tried To Honor It.