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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.

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

Man, me and Biggie were the biggest artists in New York. When he passed, I was so messed up. My attitude was messed up about him dying. There was an East-West thing back then, and I was in war mode.

Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the picture come to life as you heard his story. You hear a lot of rappers rap; you hear a lot of singers sing, but you don't see the movie in your head the way you do when you hear Biggie rap.

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'm a huge fan of Big L. He is my favorite rapper.

No rapper in the world from Jay-Z to Tupac to Biggie has 100 percent love on everything they do.

New York was at the forefront of rap, so because of all the great people who have gone before me, being a rapper from Queens, I have to live up to those standards. I'm basically just a regular guy who says what he feels and likes to joke. I like long walks on the beach... and I love rap.

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