"The Big Knot" with Rich Boy and Bump J. There's another track with Rich Boy as well – "Cold As Ice." Those records are kind of crazy. I tell stories on my album. I tell stories of triumph. I tell stories of despair. I tell stories of love. I tell stories of celebration and the good life. I tell stories of the Lord and how I remain triumphant in the midst of it all.
On the path to success, what do you consider to be the biggest obstacle you had to overcome?
Losing my mom when I was 12. After that I was diagnosed with diabetes at 14. I lost my father at 8 months. Obstacles like losing your house in the fire or anything that you can think of that might be f**ked up, that might be happening in a person's life, that probably happened to GLC.
Through the ups and the downs, what keeps you motivated?
My mom. She's my angel watching over me. I won't let her rest until she knows that I've done my duties because she watching over me is a full-time job.
What do you consider to be your ultimate duty on this earth?
One of my ultimate dreams is to stop the killings in Chicago. We've got a president that is from Chicago, a black man that's supposed to bring change to the world, but the numbers are up from last year. It just doesn't make sense. People know the effects of the recession. People are broke. That is just a known fact. If you ain't got no money, you're going to rob. You're going to kill. Everyone's talking about the recession like it came out of thin air. That's some bulls**t. I encourage people to wake up. People tend to see life not as it truly is. I ain't going to. Hopefully through my movement and my voice, I'll be able to aid in waking up the masses.
Do you wish other rap artists saw their role in the world the same way in which you do?
I'm going to tell you this. I'm not going to speak about other artists. I don't want to spend my day or my time worrying about what another man is doing. To be sitting around and like, "Damn, why is that rapper doing that?" People do what they want to do. At the end of the day, I don't have any control over what another man does with his life. All I can do is my part. Fans would say, "If I was this person, I would be doing this." Man, just do it. That's what I do. I just live it. I don't go around talking this s**t. That's a huge flaw in society. People are always talking about what should be or why this and that or what happened over here or why is he wearing this. I don't want none of that. My nephew's in jail. I got another nephew that ain't got a father and I'm their father. I got to make moves in order for them to be straight. That's what I'm worried about. Hopefully, when people see me lead by example as opposed to sitting and talking about what should be done and what shouldn't be done, change will come.
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