More a businessman than a traditional MC, his boasts are either deliberately pronounced or mush-mouthed and are often stamped with a druggy 'Aaaayy!' Far from the South's best MC, he nonetheless makes up for it with his storytelling ability and obvious desire to inspire hard work, even if the 'million dollar dreams' are followed by 'federal nightmares.' His mentality is almost permanently stuck on monetary gain, whether he's talking about moving 'white' (his nickname is Snowman) or doing whatever necessary to keep up appearances. His prominence has come hard and fast (and not without a fair share of controversy), but in truth, he has been active in the underground since the mid-'90s.
Hit the Top Five the week it was released, and - the group's most visible member - wound up releasing only a month later. A sequence of events juggled the release dates for 's first album (issued on Bad Boy) and 's own widely distributed breakout (issued on Def Jam).
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