 Being an artist is a business. The artist is a business. And a lot of artists don't see themselves that way. And even in the 90s, a lot of us, we didn't see our individual selves as a business. Yeah, back then it was different than what it is now. And when you're a businessman and you see yourself as a business, it's sort of like a lyric that Jay-Z said, I'm not a businessman, I'm a business man. Yeah, we on Boss Talk 101. So now America, we're going to get to the story. Yeah, we're going to get to the story, the spiel, the crash shot, I guess. But usually, like even when I crashed out, when I did things where it made me to where I had to stop and look at my car, it helped me so much, bro. And I wouldn't trade it for the world. And I know it sound crazy. Sending those courtrooms, whatever I had to do to do what I had to do, I wouldn't change a thing because I wouldn't be who I am right now sitting in this table, bro. I think I feel the same way. And I say that unapologetically, that we all have that role that we take in life and your role defines you. And because the role defines you, it would be idiotic to not embrace and be thankful for that role because that role defines you. Correct, I agree. So with that being said, around 1997, once I got with no limit or whatever, we were traveling. Everything was doing, everything was great at that time. Financially for a young man, I was able to purchase a home and do a lot of stuff for my family that I dreamed of. Excuse me. Because we kind of, we grew up, I won't say poor because I used to say poor, but as a mature adult, I feel that the word poor is misused by many of us because there are countries where there are people that are really poor that have to walk miles to get clean water. So just because I may have had this pair of shoes and not that pair of shoes doesn't mean we were poor. There are people that really don't have any food to eat. And some people say, well, we got this beans and rice on the shelf. Well, you have beans and rice. There are some places that don't have beans and rice. So I don't like to misuse that word poor, but we grew up with, I would say we grew up lacking in some things, but we had essentials. We had a roof over our head. We had food on our table. We had clothes on our back. May have not been the best at times, but the dream is always to do better for your family. So I was blessed at 20, 21 years old to be able to take care and provide for my family. And I felt proud. I think somewhere along the line in my immaturity at 21, 22 years old, I neglected to really get responsible about those variables. And I always allude to those variables because it's those things that I think we overlook that we see that's going on around us, particularly when they involve the people we love or friends, we overlook little things and those little things add up. It might be a little speck of dust here, but in about two months it might be a pile of dirt. So we overlook it, we overlook it. And I think that for me, I got to a point where I was moving so freely and swiftly in my life, I got comfortable. And I think I neglected to check those variables, right? Because being an artist, believe it or not, is a business. Being an artist is a business. The artist is a business and a lot of artists don't see themselves that way. And even in the 90s, a lot of us, we didn't see our individual selves as a business. Yeah, back then it was different than what it is now. And when you're a businessman and you see yourself as a business, it's sort of like a lyric that Jay-Z said, I'm not a businessman, I'm a business man. And when you see yourself that way, then you're gonna protect that business and you're gonna make sure that, okay, everything is proper, everything is in order and that's what you should do. Well, I think that because in my immaturity, I didn't micromanage everything and everybody. And when you have certain elements in your surroundings, you have to be aware of them. And if they're not constructive, then they can only be destructive. But how can you micromanage everybody? Because it especially depends on how many people you have around you, if it's not possible for you. It's impossible. So that once again goes to knowing yourself and keeping even that in check, not having everybody around you, as many people around you. So, and let me say for the record that I don't think that any of the people around me had nefarious intent with me, it was just those variables that we failed to keep in check and keep things in order. Yeah, we on Boss Talk 101.