That’s something I wanted to touch on...A lot of times you hear people talk about slang being stolen from the Bay without giving proper credit where it's due. How does that make you feel? And who’s the worst at biting your style?

Well, you know of course it’s the rappers. They (are) the worst at biting my style. I’m not bitter at any of it. I just feel disrespected sometimes cause cats will run away wit’ it and act like they don’t want to say nobody’s name or nothin’. I just charge to the triple beam and keep it going. I feel like as long as the real know...I couldn’t be a person like that. If I took a word from somebody, I would have to say their name or something like “Yo, like such and such say...” Especially if they’re a rapper or a well-known rapper and someone that’s been gettin’ bit all they life. I would have to say “Give dap where dap is due.” You smell me? I wouldn’t be that type of dude. I put a lot of lingo out there. I’m known for my slang, don’t get it twidded. You know I’m known for being the brick layer and the dude who spearheaded the independent underground rap scene, selling tapes out the trunk of the car, you smell me? I’m also known for my fast, start-stop & go scoop-type delivery, the wicked flow that I got.

There’s never been a time where you wanted to call out certain emcees as biters?

You know what? I’ve always been one of them dudes where I feel like “As long as the hood know...” and my fan base, or as far as the inner-city and even the suburbs, ‘long as they know that I am the undisputed King of Slang, I feel ain’t no need for me to even speak on it because what’s in the dark come to light in the future, you smell me? So, I feel ain’t no need for me to even entertain it, you know what I mean?

A regular renaissance man- you talked about the tapes and hustlin’. You got the radio show, Fat Burger, heard something about a club opening up, you got the book. What advice would you give young aspiring entrepreneurs and musicians out there?

You know, I know you got to get the flamboastin’ and showcasin’ and the materialistic items out your system but there’s a way to do it too. If you get your beak wet with your first check or two or whatever the case may be, when you first get your chalupa-gooda, ya smell? First thing you should do to me, I feel like, is to buy you a piece of property. It don't matter if it’s a fixer-upper or if it’s an old house in the hood or a place in the projects. Wherever the hell it’s at, long as it’s a piece of property and you the owner. That’s one. Don’t sit up here and buy something that cost $350-360,000 and it cost more than the house that you live in ya smell me? The money can go, you know? If you don’t stay hustlin‘, and what I mean by hustlin’-I’m talkin’ about this rap-game hustlin’- if you don’t stay rap-hustlin’, you gon’ find yourself making more withdrawals than deposits. Next thing you know you gon’ be out of gooda. You gon’ look back like “How’d I mess that up?” So, you just got to manage your money right. Spend money when you hit a lick, when you got some extra gooda that done came in out of nowhere and always pay your ties. Ties is everything. Give to the church, give to organizations, give to homeless people, you know what I mean? If I see a homeless person, sometimes you get cats that’s out there who be schemin’ and scammin’, but long as you feel like you know what you’re giving it to ’em for God’ll bless you. I see a person, I give ’em $20 or $30. They might think they got over, but long as I know like I feel I’m doing God’s work then we good. Make smart decisions in life and surround yourself with good people. Continued on page 3 »