![]() It's a beautiful thing that I earned that. I'm in a senior now, so I'll get that respect from 11th graders and 10th graders. It's like a seniority thing, like being a junior or a sophomore or a freshman. It's still pressure, but it’s a comfortable pressure. I been through the most pressure, working with DMX, working with Biggie, with Jay Z, with Nas. Our comfort level is at an all time high. Is there a comfort level you have working with guys like that? You’ve got features on Ignatius from rappers like Pusha T and Rick Ross, guys who have has similar experiences to yours, been through these different stages, and are at high levels in their career now like you. It’s the same process, with a little digital seasoning to it. My son was heavily involved with this project, but he was able to forsee it because he knew Pick as well, as he grew up. You gotta damn near combine it now, whereas in the Kiss Of Death days, I could get a beat from Alchemist and they were going to love it because that's what it is. You need some young people there you need some old people that know about musicians and instruments. But now the game is so fickle, so instant, so microwave. ![]() I could get the beat from a producer and I could create. In those days, I didn't need many people there. ![]() When you’re creating now, how much has changed for you since 2004’s Kiss Of Death, which Jackson co-executive produced? You’ve been a major label solo artist for longer than the entirety of most other rappers’ careers. I kept a tight knit staff with me doing it, a group of individuals that he loved. That helped me through the process, as opposed to trying to explain it to somebody why I'm doing this this way or why I'm making this type of feeling song. I tried to keep people around that knew Pick, that really, really knew him. He felt it too, ‘cause he is the same, like family. H20 By Drag - On featuring Jadakiss.mp3 Ovarious Artist - Perfect Day 97.mp3 Liszt. So that gave me some help in making the project because I wasn’t on my own. 100 Chat Library Search Hot List Transfer Discover Help Find it. He knew Pick like us, so it made it much easier to articulate things. He also did the 2 Chainz record He's been with The Lox and myself for 15, 20 years now, so he’s my brother. Poobs, my engineer and producer was right there. When you were making this album with these very personal songs, who was around you? This is my real chance to ventilate and exhale, cry and laugh and reminisce and all the things you do. Do you see Ignatius as part of your grieving process?
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