Metta World Peace

So I was able to go into these different areas and just like vibe.

When I was doing that a little too much in Chicago, I didn't even realize where I was at.

Now that I know about Chicago, I'm like, whoa, what was I thinking?

Yeah, definitely.

Not to show off or do anything, but just to like...

be a part of the community that I know, which is the streets.

But then I would drive back to, I would drive back on Fridays, go back to, you know, New York, Queensbridge, and it'd take me like 14 hours to drive, sometimes 16 hours, stay, you know, hang out, go back on the block and leave in 24 hours or 36 hours, sometimes leave in 18 hours, drive back to Chicago, you know, and go to, you know, move on.

I mean, you know, I haven't got this famous line, no matter how much loot I get, I'm staying in the projects.

Like, you know, for me, I really took that to heart.

I was really that.

I wasn't a gangster by no means, but you don't have to be a gangster to be considered one of the realest in your neighborhood.

It's things you do.

So for me, it was just never wanting to turn my back.

And I always told myself I'm never going to turn my back on the streets.

Now, I think you got to be a little selfish in life because if you put yourself in position, how do you stay in position?

You know, being at my mom, like my mom is so philanthropic.

Will I have a pot of rice for the family?

If one of my friends was hungry, twin or annoyed or somebody, they mama do the same thing.

We would have to share that rice.

We sharing our corn, we're sharing everything.