Doin' Lines With Boosie BadAzz

Doin' Lines: Boosie BadAzz.
The rapper fills in the blanks.
As told to Emmanuel C.M.
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Spring 2016 issue of of XXL Magazine, on stands now.

1. The day I was diagnosed with cancer I CRIED FOR AN HOUR.
2. The biggest thing I learned since being released from prison is BITCHES AIN'T LOYAL, NIGGAS AIN'T LOYAL.
3. KEKE PALMER is my celebrity crush.
4. Life is a GAMBLE.
5. I WROTE RAPS AND JACKED OFF TO STRAIGHT STUNTIN MAGAZINES to pass time while I was in jail.
6. My biggest flaw is MY HEART IS TOO GOOD SOMETIMES.
7. If you are a rapper, you need to be DEDICATED to succeed.
8. The best advice I would tell my children is YOU CAN BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE.
9. I can’t stand UNCLE TOMS.
10. I would be a BUSINESS OWNER if I wasn’t a rapper.
11. Kanye West is ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE ARTISTS OF ALL TIME.
12. The biggest reasons rappers don’t make it is THEY HAVE A HIT BUT THEIR ALBUM SOUND LIKE SHIT.
13. The movie character that best represents me in life is ICE CUBE IN BOYZ N THE HOOD.
14. Webby and I are like BROTHERS.
15. My family LOVE ME.
16. RIHANNA is someone I need to make music with.
17. The hardest loss I ever had to endure was LOSING MY TWO BEST FRIENDS.
18. Most people don’t know WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH TO GET TO WHERE I'M AT TODAY.
19. The most important artist I grew up listening to was 2PAC.
20. Cam Newton IS MY HOMEBOY.