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Rappers should just be able to perform what they create and satisfy the people that like and love them.

Biggie is my favorite rapper, for sure. No other artist has impacted me that much.

Nas always been my favorite rapper, but 50 Cent, he changed my way of thinking about music 'cause he was so detailed in his music, I knew that wasn't lying. I never felt Tupac that way; I never felt Biggie that way. I love Nas music, but I never felt and believed like, 'This is for real.' 'Cause I grew up that gangsta lifestyle.

I like Biggie. Like 'Pac, he was one of the best rappers in the business. Why would I try to do something to him?

I am the biggest Kanye and Jay Z fan.

To me, rap music is bigger than who's the coolest rapper, the biggest rapper. It's everything about your personality.

As with all the other rappers I've worked with, Biggie and I shared common ground. Even though Biggie grew up in Brooklyn and I grew up in Chicago, we came from the same 'hood.

The work ethic behind everything Kanye does is crazy. It's greatness. He told me, 'We're not just rappers, we're artists.'

I like Jay-Z. I love Luda. I love Ledisi. I like Beyonce, of course. I think she's just brilliant. She's a triple threat. But my favorite - my all-time rapper is Tupac. See, I could have been Tupac's girlfriend.

I don't have a very positive attitude towards rappers.