00:00 I was watching this video, dude was trying to disrespect me.
00:02 He was like, "Man, didn't he put his sideburns?"
00:03 Like, I know these shits look weird, but it's my own look.
00:07 So many things go into catching the people's attention and holding the people's attention.
00:11 It might be your sideburns.
00:12 It might be how you talk.
00:14 Whatever is different about you, you should put that in the forefront, because that's
00:17 what people want to see.
00:18 Life lessons that taught me how to rap was my pain and my glory.
00:28 They want to hear that in the music.
00:29 They want to get a feeling of what kind of person you are and what you've been through.
00:32 I love putting my real life in the music.
00:34 That taught me how to rap.
00:35 I definitely want to inspire a new generation of rappers, because who's going to carry the torch?
00:52 When we came along, the OGs felt we was carrying the torch for them.
00:55 And I want to have the same thing.
00:56 How to rap is just a guide to how to do it the right way.
00:59 Shout out Spoons.
01:00 He a person who always had the studio at the credit.
01:03 And only the top guys was able to come over there and spit.
01:07 Conway was already over there rapping.
01:09 Wes was already over there.
01:10 That's where I studied.
01:11 I paid attention to the syllables, the details.
01:15 I paid attention to everything.
01:16 I was able to get the right vibe.
01:17 I was able to get the right flow.
01:18 I was able to get the right flow.
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01:41 I was able to get the right flow.
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01:46 I was able to get the right flow.
01:47 I was able to get the right flow.
01:48 I used to tell people behind the scenes that some people may never even get to meet.
01:51 You got to choose the right guys, man.
01:52 That's so important.
01:53 People who are going to hold you accountable.
01:55 Now you go crazy.
01:56 You make the streets hot.
01:57 They should be playing your shit out.
01:58 Every club, every weed spot, every club, every barbershop, till everything's locked.
02:03 Make sure when the people speak your name, that everything's stopped.
02:06 I used to have my posters up everywhere.
02:09 Every gas station, every store, every where you could buy clothes at.
02:13 Everywhere.
02:14 Traps.
02:15 Everywhere I had posters up.
02:16 It was a different feeling.
02:17 I felt accomplished.
02:18 And it made me hungrier to be honest.
02:20 Now look at you.
02:21 You lit.
02:22 You getting 24 feature.
02:23 Your old hoes got to hit your manager to reach you.
02:26 Your niggas think you changed.
02:27 Nah, that change made you a thinker.
02:29 You seen the game break the best of them.
02:31 It's getting deeper.
02:32 Remember to stay grounded.
02:33 Don't let it make you to a diva.
02:35 You know them little traps be.
02:36 Them rat beefs and leeches.
02:38 The jackboys to sneak you.
02:39 The tax boys could see you.
02:40 Your security and lawyers that enjoy you with your feet up.
02:44 And when these rat beefs and these leeches and you see all of that happen, you just got
02:47 to remove yourself from it.
02:48 You know I deal with it by the advice from the OGs.
02:50 That's why you go get your security.
02:51 You hire your lawyers.
02:52 They keep your business straight.
02:54 And you enjoy it with your feet up.
02:56 You got a new type of lifestyle so you put yourself in a position where you can really
02:59 enjoy it.
03:00 Now you got the labels calling you.
03:02 They fly you out to talk to you.
03:03 Low balling you.
03:04 That kind of steal daughter if they can market you.
03:06 You turn them down and show them that your number wasn't arguable.
03:09 And when they double back, you charge them triple what they offered you.
03:12 Labels wasn't interested in me until I was hot.
03:13 Coming up, underground, East Coast, underground, boom bap type of rap.
03:17 They didn't really get it.
03:18 So even though they knew I was hot so they wanted to kick it with me and see what was
03:21 my future plans, they probably didn't believe in what I saw.
03:26 It took some more proving.
03:27 But once you go back and do more proving, the price change.
03:31 This is how you rap.
03:32 They probably thought this was a coke song because so far I've been in industries.
03:35 Omar turned this shit into snowfall.
03:37 Go off every chance that I get.
03:39 I feel like a show off.
03:40 Floor in any beat that you play.
03:41 I feel like I showed y'all.
03:43 If I had to pick between the wire and snowfall, I gotta go to wire.
03:46 I been in industries.
03:47 Omar, people was kind of running and ducking when my name was out there.
03:52 The Butcher coming, Omar coming, damn near the same thing.
03:55 When I was something coming, I had your favorite something running.
03:57 Had them dodging features with me.
03:59 When my album dropped, they ducking.
04:00 I do press ones, they get quiet.
04:02 Around that time, I don't hear nothing.
04:03 When they drop, I'm in they city.
04:04 I'm outside like I been hunting.
04:06 When you coming up in a game and you a wolf, a lot of times dudes don't want to get in
04:10 that box with you because they don't want to be compared to you too closely.
04:13 The guys who way above me in this rap shit and came and gave me them features, those
04:16 like those the wolves.
04:17 A lot of dudes ain't want to do that with a butchie.
04:20 So respect to the guys who did.
04:21 Once you get in the game, the first thing you realize, man, rap is a springboard to
04:37 different opportunities you're going to get to make money.
04:39 I come from Griselda with Westside Gun with the merch.
04:41 Bum B got the Trill Burgers.
04:43 So many opportunities when you come in and you can use your likeness to make money.
04:47 And that's one of the first things you're going to realize in this game.
04:50 You need some word delivery the way you pronounce your words.
05:04 The way Chuck D voice sound.
05:06 That's a special thing.
05:07 Have a special ad-lib.
05:08 Have something special that you only bring to the table.
05:11 Then some versatility.
05:12 You got to be good in every room.
05:14 Then you double your workability.
05:15 You outwork everybody around you.
05:17 And now you know how to be a rapper.
05:18 My chapter going to be legendary status when they shut it because I'm Grammy nominated,
05:24 an Emmy Award winner, and the first guy to bring a gold plaque back to the city for Johnny
05:29 P's Caddy.
05:30 Yeah, they going to build schools after me when this shit over.
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