I told the truth about the Miami life. It's a nice place to visit, but you don't want to live here. I lived through two major riots and three Category 5 hurricanes, I don't know if a lot of people could say that.

People say keeping it real is a hard thing to do. Keeping it real is easy. Being fake and being soft is hard to do.

I tell it like it is. I tell it like I see it. I tell it like I envision it. I tell it like I live it.

The main thing is to keep it simple, keep it real, be honest and pull no stunts. You can't forget where you started and came from.

I'm married to the street; I ain't gonna switch over. I ain't gonna go religion on nobody. I believe in God - God is for the thugs too - but the streets are in the most trouble. So I'mma keep it focused on the streets and the struggle. That's what I'm mainly about.

But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a ballplayer, a major league ballplayer.