it was just like if you didn t know the streets, i couldn t make music. what would i rap about? you know, you need to be on the streets to rap about something. you need to know what s going on. robinson has been in and out of jail most frequently for dui convictions but he s never been arrested for the subject of his best known song. well, as they say, he was the pimp of the year. robinson s biggest hit was his 1994 song, pimp of the year. and he says there was some truth behind the lyrics. i had my own escort service called eye candy. in l.a. i ran for like eight years. i was doing it legal. i wasn t just on the street. i wasn t a corner guy. robinson has memorialized his former career with a bejeweled grill. says pimp. rubies and diamonds. are you proud of that? i m very proud. i m a proud man, period.
but he says run-ins with the law inspired his music. i started rapping probably when i was 16 when i got out of juvenile hall. it was just like if you didn t know the streets, i couldn t make music. what would i rap about? you know, you need to be on the streets to rap about something. you need to know what s going on. robinson has been in and out of jail most frequently for dui convictions but he s never been arrested for the subject of his best known song. well, as they say, he was the pimp of the year. robinson s biggest hit was his 1994 song, pimp of the year. and he says there was some truth behind the lyrics. i had my own escort service called eye candy. in l.a. i ran for like eight years. i was doing illegal. i wasn t just on the street. i wasn t a corner guy. robinson has memorialized his former career with a bejeweled grill. says pimp. rubies and diamonds.
it was just like if you didn t know the streets, i couldn t make music. what would i rap about? you know, you need to be on the streets to rap about something. you need to know what s going on. robinson has been in and out of jail most frequently for dui convictions but he s never been arrested for the subject of his best known song. well, as they say, he was the pimp of the year. robinson s biggest hit was his 1994 song, pimp of the year. and he says there was some truth behind the lyrics. i had my own escort service called eye candy. in l.a. i ran for like eight years. i was doing illegal. i wasn t just on the street. i wasn t a corner guy. robinson has memorialized his former career with a bejeweled grill. says pimp. rubies and diamonds. are you proud of that? i m very proud. i m a proud man, period. are you proud of being a
it was just like if you didn t know the streets, i couldn t make music. what would i rap about? you know, you need to be on the streets to rap about something. you need to know what s going on. robinson has been in and out of jail most frequently for dui convictions but he s never been arrested for the subject of his best known song. well, as they say, he was the pimp of the year. robinson s biggest hit was his 1994 song, pimp of the year. and he says there was some truth behind the lyrics. i had my own escort service called eye candy. in l.a. i ran for like eight years. i was doing illegal. i wasn t just on the street. i wasn t a corner guy. robinson has memorialized his former career with a bejeweled grill. says pimp. rubies and diamonds. are you proud of that? i m very proud. i m a proud man, period. are you proud of being a