The Public Makes It So That We

I Knew I Wanted To Be Successful In Some Form Or Fashion. My First Dreams And Aspirations Of Being Successful Was Probably That I Wanted To Be A Successful Drug Dealer. I Wanted To Be Nino Brown. That Was My First Dream.

I Get Mad Quick And And Go Off At The Handle Quick.

I Came Into The Rap Game In 1992; My Life Was Changing, But My Group Wasn't Successful; I Also Saw The Biggest Rappers In The World Die All Of A Sudden In The Ensuing Years, So It Was A Matter Of Conquering Yourself Before You Can Conquer The World.

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.

These Companies Are In It For Their Dollars, And Whatever Is Hot That Is What They Follow.