Lester knows a lot of rappers, works for them, handling business matters.
After doing some shows with a few singers, Jive Records offered me a record deal.
I said I didn't want to rap by myself, I wanted to collaborate with the artists I liked.
My first album was called "Shaq Diesel," featuring Fif Daug, Erik Sermon...
This album sold a million copies and achieved platinum sales.
The song I did with Def Jed, "I Know I Got" broke into the charts at number 35.
Recording albums isn't easy, but I loved it.
Now I'm a basketball star, rapper, and movie star (I later starred in films too).
In "Shaq Diesel," I made fun of Larry Johnson, Greg Anthony, and Shawn Kemp.
It was fun, not personal vendetta, that's the essence of freestyle rap.
But I didn't dare mock Ah Gan; at the time, they wanted me to, but I didn't.
After all, even freedom has its limits.
In the following years, I released several more albums, becoming more adept.
I learned how to record, how to sell, how to chart.
