We felt like we was the kings of the castle, and we came in like, “Oh, they out getting money, and they bout to give it back to us.” Everybody lives better because we brought the money back. To us, it was a way to give back – that’s the God’s honest truth. And we took pride in that! The industry sorta came around and blew it up when they saw it as fun, like this is a way to show off my money. The women shouldn’t have to go out and kill the goddamn elk. And, like, in doing so, they don’t gotta take the risks that we did. All of that consists of going to the strip clubs and throwing up money like, I’ma have fun doing it, but I’ma give back. When you on that next level, you gotta take care of the city, the streets. And that’s what we are! When you a ghetto star, when you a hood star, you gonna take care of your grandmother, your mother. A part of the hood was the strip club, so – in our minds – we looking at it like we putting kids through school, we buying school clothes, we paying tuition, we paying car notes. In our situation, we took pride in getting money so that the hood could eat. Just think, if you was in the village and you a hunter, you take pride in going out to hunt the prey and bring it back for the village to eat. I, and others like me – trap stars – we always considered ourselves Robin Hoods: we go out and get the money. I’ma be real, man, this might sound like the craziest thing to you. I’ve never invented anything – can you take me through the process? What was going through your head? In the documentary, DJ Drama and others basically give you credit for coming up with the idea of “ making it rain.” Here you go.” So, let’s move on to the next phase. I’m excited about the album, but moreso about the documentary because I get to show you, “This is what I’ve been telling you about for four albums. I do shit because I love it and I live it. It was time: a lot of motherfuckers had forgot what I meant to the culture and to the people. If you show somebody something, they’re almost guaranteed to follow. It makes sense! If you tell somebody something, they might listen. Instead of DJ Drama narrating it, I got Samuel L.
I felt like putting it into documentary form was the same as Trap or Die. Tellin’ people, “Hey, look, this is what I do every day.” But, I think, people thought that was it – they never knew all the shit I went through to get to that point, and all the shit I had to get through to get to this point. When I put out Trap or Die, I was riding around in a $300,000 car without a record deal and wildin’ the fuck out. Over time, though, I really wanted my story to be heard because I felt the music wasn’t just enough. I was a little paranoid when I first got into the game, because a lot of things about my mystique and about me, I was doing to protect myself – the statute of limitations and all that there. You’ve always seemed a little suspicious of the press – how did you prepare for a documentary that would focus entirely on you? Cameras and all that?
Thirty-point-five.Įven in this economy? My, uh, friend wants to know.Īw, man, this Rolling Stone, so I don’t wanna start screaming out numbers, but it’s definitely not 17.5 anymore! I don’t even wanna walk around saying that, because I might upset a few people. I can always make trap music until it’s over with, but I’ve also gotta show them what’s outside of the trap, so when they get to that point, they know what to do. With Ne-Yo, he’s a dope songwriter, and when I went to him with the idea, and told him the concept, he nailed it. I do got corporate women that (laughs) all we do is smoke and fuck. The chicks, the ladies like me – so I had to make some records that I felt pertained to the situation, because I do live like that. It’s always about growing with me I grew up over the years. I think everybody knows my sound because I’m me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you’ve definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don’t plan on being one of those cats that fade off. What’s the difference between being known for a signature sound, and being a one-note artist?
and “OJ,” but I think it’s most exciting when you step out of your box and do records like “I Do” or the one with Ne-Yo. I think the strongest records on this album are “Smoke & Fuck”. I feel like Barack sometimes – I’m out here trying to make the world a better place, so what the fuck? ( Laughs) I walk around with my pride and my dignity, because I earned it in the streets and in this game, so, that’s how I look at it.
My whole type of thing is, if an individual’s got a problem with me, it’s either because he wants to be me or because he can’t figure it out or he wants my jacket. Anybody that’s got a problem with me is probably envious or wants to be me, and that’s how I’ve always looked at it. Just wondering: what does one need to do to squash a beef with Young Jeezy?īeef to me is a word.
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