The "A Millie" beat has a million different MC's spittin' on it. How does that feel, to hear everyone else go over your track?
It's glorious. I like every last one of them, too. I'll let you in on a secret: If you pay attention, I never say nothing about a mill but one time: "A million here, a million there..." I just keep saying, "Muthaf**ka I'm ill..." I thought that b**ch was saying "I'm illy."
When 50 Cent made disparaging comment about you, you didn't go back at him. Clearly, it didn't affect your popularity. 50 has complimented you for not taking the bait. Was holding your tongue a strategy?
My god didn't send me here for that. My momma ain't birth me for that. That's not me. I'm not a confrontational dude...I'm the New Age artist. I don't beef. I do the song, smile, do a few dance moves, put on nice clothes, wear cologne. I don't want my music to have to go towards how I feel about you or how I feel about your music, i'm dedicated to making your heard, making your mind feel a certain way when you hear me.
Did you appreciate it at the time? That 50 felt you were big enough to come at?
I said it before and I'll say it again: Thank you. He catapaulted me, in my eyes. Sh*t, they ain't even know who the hell I was.
You have followers. But with the kind of success you've achieved, does that pressure bring out more haters, too?
If you walk around thinking it's pressure with muthafu**as hating you, then you are the most pressure yourself. Hate is hate. You feel pressure by another person, and that person ain't God, you crazy. You shouldn't even have mirrors in your crib. You should look at that wack muthafu**a that's inside you. I go where I choose comfortably. My jab back at your hate is my success. You be the speed bag and I'll punch the piss out you.
Read the article in it's entirety in the October issue of XXL Magazine.
