After you left Loud, you did your thing independently and then signed with Bad Boy. What�s it been like working with Diddy?
It�s great! Over the years, we�ve bonded. We got a different type of relationship than most. He doesn�t really give his friendship [out] �cause you can imagine somebody with that status�everybody always got their hand out expecting certain things. We had a certain connection when we first met. He told me, �I don�t wanna be your friend; I don�t want you to be my friend.� I was like, �I don�t need no more friends.� We just kept it funky like that. If it happens organically, then cool. I�m a likable n****. I�ll give you the shirt off my back. I�m a n**** that�s gonna tell you the real. I�m never gonna sugar coat it or lie to you. So he saw that and I think that�s when he was like, �I can f*** with that n****. He�s a good dude.� When you actually spend time with him, you see all the rumors you hear about him ain�t true. He�s a businessman. So there�s certain s*** he does as a businessman that you can�t put on a personal [level]. I have to be a businessman, too. I can�t get caught up in being a rapper. So it�s a mutual respect.