ES: If my agent wanted 100 percent, I would fire his ass.
IT: It’s kind of like a wife. A wife tells you, “Bring me all the money after you work, and then we’ll determine what we do with it. Don’t stuff, don’t try to take half your check and put it someplace else. Bring it all back, and then we’ll make a decision on how we split it.”
ES: Were you actually a pimp at one point, or was that just a pose?
IT: I like to say I attempted.
ES: Attempted how?
IT: You are not a professional at something unless you pay your rent doing it. I never made enough to pay my rent.
ES: Did you at least dress the part of a pimp?
IT: Not like the flamboyant pimps, like Don “Magic” Juan. Not like you see on Halloween. I used to get my hair done. I had a perm, and my nails manicured.
ES: There are a lot of bad things about being a pimp.
IT: Oh, yeah. I always tell people there is nothing positive about the pimp lifestyle. I mean, it’s a crime. It’s just like selling drugs or stealing cars. It’s a negative hustle.