In 10th grade, I was kicking it with the seniors. I introduced myself, and they were like, 'Yeah, Demetrius is cool, but we're gonna call you Pac.' That was it! It could be worse!

I went to school in Long Beach, and all the seniors I used to kick it with called me Pac.

The one thing that I'm always gonna promote is, 'Don't look at a fellow black man as an enemy.' And it's hard. It's really hard, though, when you're coming up. It's something that you have to teach yourself and learn.

I will say this: Rapping-wise, there has never been anybody to match Tupac's energy when coming on a song, like when rappin'. It's unmatched. You can't duplicate it.

If you want it, and you want to get it, then you've got to work hard for it, like Tupac was working hard for it.

This is really honest: I have to remind myself not to look another black man as a threat.