Chapter_NN1 3_CRD 
Constructing_VVG Your_DPS Crew_NN1 
If_CJS you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 have_VHI the_AT0 right_AJ0 people_NN0 around_PRP you_PNP and_CJC you_PNP 're_VBB moving_VVG at_PRP a_AT0 million_CRD miles_NN2 an_AT0 hour_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP can_VM0 lose_VVI yourself_PNX ._SENT 
—_PUN DAVE_NP0 CHAPPELLE_NP0 
Ask_VVB any_DT0 successful_AJ0 entrepreneur_NN1 what_DTQ their_DPS greatest_AJS attribute_NN1 is_VBZ and_CJC you_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI surprised_AJ0 by_PRP their_DPS answer_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 their_DPS negotiation_NN1 skills_NN2 ,_PUN strategic_AJ0 planning_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC ability_NN1 to_TO0 understand_VVI new_AJ0 technology_NN1 ._SENT 
No_ITJ ,_PUN they_PNP 're_VBB all_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 tell_VVI you_PNP the_AT0 same_DT0 thing_NN1 :_PUN their_DPS greatest_AJS skill_NN1 is_VBZ being_VBG an_AT0 astute_AJ0 judge_NN1 of_PRF character_NN1 ._SENT 
Nobody_PNI ,_PUN not_XX0 even_AV0 a_AT0 rapper_NN1 ,_PUN makes_VVZ it_PNP on_PRP their_DPS own_DT0 ._SENT Yes_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB alone_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 booth_NN1 when_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ time_NN1 to_TO0 spit_VVI my_DPS rhymes_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC outside_AV0 of_PRF the_AT0 booth_NN1 there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 small_AJ0 army_NN1 supporting_VVG me_PNP ._SENT Managers_NN2 ,_PUN attorneys_NN2 ,_PUN agents_NN2 ,_PUN engineers_NN2 ,_PUN producers_NN2 ,_PUN roadies_NN2 ,_PUN assistants_NN2 ,_PUN stylists_NN2 ,_PUN publicists_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC friends_NN2 I_PNP trust_VVB to_TO0 keep_VVI it_PNP real_AJ0 with_PRP me_PNP (_PUL probably_AV0 the_AT0 most_AV0 valuable_AJ0 members_NN2 of_PRF my_DPS crew_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT 
People_NN0 like_VVB to_TO0 make_VVI fun_NN1 of_PRF rappers_NN2 '_POS entourages_NN2 ._SENT (_PUL I_PNP 'll_VM0 admit_VVI having_VHG your_DPS own_DT0 weed_NN1 carrier_NN1 is_VBZ ridiculous_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 smoke_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC if_CJS I_PNP did_VDD I_PNP 'd_VM0 damn_VVI sure_AJ0 roll_NN1 my_DPS own_DT0 blunts_VVZ ._SENT Why_AVQ would_VM0 I_PNP want_VVI someone_PNI touching_VVG and_CJC licking_VVG something_PNI I_PNP 'm_VBB about_AVP to_TO0 put_VVI in_PRP my_DPS own_DT0 mouth_NN1 ?_SENT )_PUR But_CJC you_PNP must_VM0 surround_VVI yourself_PNX with_PRP people_NN0 who_PNQ can_VM0 help_VVI support_NN1 ,_PUN grow_VVB ,_PUN and_CJC articulate_VVB your_DPS vision_NN1 ._SENT 
Pick_VVB the_AT0 right_AJ0 people_NN0 and_CJC you_PNP can_VM0 build_VVI a_AT0 team_NN1 that_CJT will_VM0 take_VVI you_PNP to_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC pick_VVB the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 people_NN0 and_CJC it_PNP can_VM0 derail_VVI your_DPS vision_NN1 before_CJS it_PNP ever_AV0 fully_AV0 gets_VVZ on_PRP track_NN1 ._SENT 
You_PNP can_VM0 recover_VVI from_PRP blowing_VVG a_AT0 lucrative_AJ0 deal_NN1 ,_PUN missing_VVG out_AVP on_PRP a_AT0 change_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 marketplace_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC failing_VVG to_TO0 upgrade_VVI your_DPS operation_NN1 ._SENT Blowing_VVG those_DT0 kinds_NN2 of_PRF opportunities_NN2 will_VM0 hurt_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC you_PNP 'll_VM0 recover_VVI —_PUN provided_CJS you_PNP have_VHB the_AT0 heart_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 hustler_NN1 ._SENT 
But_CJC if_CJS you_PNP pick_VVB the_AT0 wrong_AJ0 person_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 job_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 a_AT0 critical_AJ0 one_PNI ,_PUN the_AT0 results_NN2 can_VM0 be_VBI catastrophic_AJ0 ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ true_AJ0 for_PRP every_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF business_NN1 ._SENT 
Back_AVP when_CJS I_PNP was_VBD slinging_VVG rocks_NN2 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 jobs_NN2 that_CJT needed_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI filled_VVN in_PRP every_AT0 crew_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 "_PUQ steerer_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 person_NN1 would_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI any_DT0 money_NN1 or_CJC drugs_NN2 on_PRP them_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC would_VM0 direct_VVI customers_NN2 to_PRP someone_PNI who_PNQ did_VDD ._SENT Lots_PNI of_PRF dealers_NN2 would_VM0 n't_XX0 even_AV0 think_VVI twice_AV0 about_PRP who_PNQ they_PNP hired_VVD for_PRP that_DT0 job_NN1 —_PUN it_PNP was_VBD an_AT0 entry-level_AJ0 position_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC anyone_PNI who_PNQ approached_VVD them_PNP was_VBD viable_AJ0 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 a_AT0 cop_NN1 ,_PUN congratulations_NN2 :_PUN you_PNP 're_VBB hired_VVN ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD zero_CRD consideration_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 person_NN1 's_POS character_NN1 or_CJC who_PNQ could_VM0 vouch_VVI for_PRP them_PNP ._SENT 
Nonetheless_AV0 ,_PUN steering_NN1 presented_VVD an_AT0 extreme_AJ0 liability_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 operation_NN1 ._SENT Since_CJS steerers_NN2 usually_AV0 had_VHD the_AT0 shortest_AJS tenure_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP also_AV0 had_VHD the_AT0 least_AV0 invested_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 crew_NN1 ._SENT Which_DTQ meant_VVD that_CJT if_CJS they_PNP got_VVD busted_AJ0 ,_PUN they_PNP had_VHD little_DT0 reason_NN1 not_XX0 to_TO0 name_VVI names_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 cops_NN2 ._SENT 
Understanding_VVG this_DT0 vulnerability_NN1 ,_PUN instead_AV0 of_PRF grabbing_VVG whoever_PNQ happened_VVD to_TO0 cross_VVI my_DPS path_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 pick_VVI people_NN0 who_PNQ seemed_VVD to_TO0 possess_VVI a_AT0 strong_AJ0 character_NN1 ._SENT Who_PNQ seemed_VVD like_PRP they_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 stay_VVI cool_AJ0 under_PRP pressure_NN1 and_CJC have_VHB confidence_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP 'd_VM0 bail_VVI them_PNP out_AVP (_PUL more_AV0 on_PRP that_DT0 later_AV0 )_PUR ._SENT 
A_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS steerers_NN2 did_VDD get_VVI busted_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC because_CJS I_PNP 'd_VHD considered_VVN their_DPS character_NN1 before_PRP hiring_VVG them_PNP ,_PUN they_PNP usually_AV0 did_VDD n't_XX0 flip_VVI on_PRP me_PNP ._SENT Dealers_NN2 who_PNQ hired_VVD without_PRP much_DT0 thought_NN1 ?_SENT They_PNP generally_AV0 did_VDD n't_XX0 last_VVI too_AV0 long_AJ0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 ability_NN1 to_TO0 recognize_VVI character_NN1 —_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 lack_NN1 thereof_AV0 —_PUN is_VBZ just_AV0 as_AV0 critical_AJ0 on_PRP the_AT0 corporate_AJ0 level_NN1 ._SENT Let_VVB 's_POS say_VVB you_PNP 're_VBB the_AT0 CEO_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 Fortune_NN1 500_CRD company_NN1 and_CJC you_PNP hire_VVB a_AT0 new_AJ0 guy_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI your_DPS CFO_NN1 ._SENT Everything_PNI can_VM0 be_VBI fine_AJ0 for_PRP years_NN2 ._SENT You_PNP become_VVB very_AV0 comfortable_AJ0 with_PRP the_AT0 guy_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ proficient_AJ0 with_PRP numbers_NN2 ,_PUN maybe_AV0 more_AV0 so_AV0 than_CJS you_PNP are_VBB ._SENT You_PNP get_VVB to_TO0 know_VVI his_DPS family_NN1 outside_AV0 of_PRF the_AT0 office_NN1 and_CJC go_VVB to_PRP his_DPS kid_NN1 's_POS sweet_AJ0 sixteen_CRD ._SENT He_PNP 's_VBZ so_AV0 capable_AJ0 that_CJT you_PNP 're_VBB able_AJ0 to_TO0 increase_VVI your_DPS distance_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 day-to-day_AJ0 financial_AJ0 details_NN2 and_CJC start_VVB focusing_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 bigger_AJC picture_NN1 :_PUN mergers_NN2 that_CJT are_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 make_VVI you_PNP a_AT0 legend_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC gala_NN1 events_NN2 with_PRP celebs_NN2 as_CJS you_PNP build_VVB your_DPS brand_NN1 ._SENT 
Then_AV0 one_CRD morning_NN1 you_PNP wake_VVB up_AVP to_TO0 find_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 CFO_NP0 has_VHZ looted_VVN the_AT0 company_NN1 's_POS accounts_NN2 and_CJC flown_VVN off_AVP to_PRP Dubai_NP0 with_PRP his_DPS new_AJ0 girlfriend_NN1 ._SENT Time_NN1 to_TO0 kiss_VVI your_DPS legendary_AJ0 status_NN1 good-bye_ITJ ._SENT Maybe_AV0 even_AV0 your_DPS job_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT Sure_AV0 ,_PUN a_AT0 true_AJ0 hustler_NN1 can_VM0 survive_VVI that_DT0 sort_NN1 of_PRF blow_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB always_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 figure_VVI out_AVP a_AT0 way_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI more_DT0 money_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS they_PNP know_VVB the_AT0 frequent_AJ0 lurches_NN2 between_PRP feast_NN1 and_CJC famine_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC they_PNP 'd_VM0 also_AV0 much_AV0 rather_AV0 put_VVN the_AT0 right_AJ0 person_NN1 in_PRP that_DT0 position_NN1 and_CJC sidestep_VVB any_DT0 potential_AJ0 drama_NN1 than_CJS have_VHB to_TO0 deal_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 betrayal_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 importance_NN1 of_PRF judging_VVG character_NN1 is_VBZ especially_AV0 important_AJ0 in_PRP marriage_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP look_VVB at_PRP the_AT0 guys_NN2 who_PNQ end_VVB up_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 cover_NN1 of_PRF Fortune_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 column_NN1 that_CJT shows_VVZ where_AVQ they_PNP took_VVD their_DPS biggest_AJS losses_NN2 is_VBZ always_AV0 the_AT0 same_DT0 :_PUN divorce_NN1 ._SENT 
Billionaires_NN2 do_VDB n't_XX0 lose_VVI the_AT0 bulk_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS money_NN1 to_PRP competitors_NN2 or_CJC to_PRP new_AJ0 technologies_NN2 ;_PUN they_PNP lose_VVB it_PNP to_PRP their_DPS exes_NN2 ._SENT Jeff_NP0 Bezos_NP0 of_PRF Amazon_NP0 reportedly_AV0 had_VHD to_TO0 pay_VVI his_DPS wife_NN1 ,_PUN MacKenzie_NP0 ,_PUN $_NN0 38_CRD billion_CRD when_CJS they_PNP split_VVD up_AVP ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 care_VVI what_DTQ happens_VVZ with_PRP Amazon_NP0 down_PRP the_AT0 road_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 way_NN1 the_AT0 company_NN1 itself_PNX is_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 lose_VVI that_CJT much_DT0 money_NN1 for_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
People_NN0 get_VVB divorced_VVN for_PRP all_DT0 sorts_NN2 of_PRF reasons_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF wealthy_AJ0 individuals_NN2 marry_VVB without_PRP knowing_VVG the_AT0 true_AJ0 motive_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS partners_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP can_VM0 promise_VVI you_PNP that_CJT every_AT0 millionaire_NN1 who_PNQ has_VHZ had_VHN to_TO0 pay_VVI out_AVP a_AT0 huge_AJ0 settlement_NN1 has_VHZ wished_VVN they_PNP were_VBD a_AT0 better_AJC judge_NN1 of_PRF character_NN1 when_CJS they_PNP said_VVD "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB ._SENT "_PUQ 
RATHER_AV0 BE_VBI ROBBED_VVN 
I_PNP 've_VHB never_AV0 had_VHN to_TO0 file_VVI for_PRP divorce_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI the_AT0 first_ORD to_TO0 tell_VVI you_PNP I_PNP 've_VHB got_VVN a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF issues_NN2 in_PRP my_DPS personal_AJ0 life_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC at_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 list_NN1 are_VBB trust_NN1 issues_NN2 ._SENT 
A_AT0 few_DT0 years_NN2 ago_AV0 I_PNP was_VBD talking_VVG with_PRP a_AT0 woman_NN1 who_PNQ 'd_VHD taken_VVN some_DT0 psychology_NN1 classes_NN2 in_PRP college_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP were_VBD discussing_VVG a_AT0 situation_NN1 where_AVQ I_PNP 'd_VM0 become_VVI convinced_AJ0 someone_PNI close_AJ0 to_PRP me_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 stab_VVI me_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS I_PNP was_VBD done_VDN venting_VVG ,_PUN she_PNP looked_VVD at_PRP me_PNP and_CJC asked_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ You_PNP ever_AV0 hear_VVB of_PRF the_AT0 word_NN1 '_POS pistanthrophobia_NN1 '_POS ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Nah_ITJ ,_PUN what_DTQ 's_VBZ that_DT0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ what_DTQ you_PNP have_VHB ._SENT Look_VVB it_PNP up_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP typed_VVD it_PNP into_PRP my_DPS phone_NN1 and_CJC got_VVD the_AT0 following_AJ0 definition_NN1 :_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 fear_NN1 of_PRF trusting_VVG people_NN0 due_AJ0 to_PRP past_AJ0 experience_NN1 and_CJC relationships_NN2 gone_VVN wrong_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Ca_VM0 n't_XX0 lie_VVI ,_PUN it_PNP sounded_VVD exactly_AV0 like_PRP me_PNP ._SENT 
I_PNP think_VVB everyone_PNI is_VBZ a_AT0 little_AV0 afraid_AJ0 of_PRF being_VBG too_AV0 trustful_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB definitely_AV0 worse_AJC than_CJS most_DT0 ._SENT In_PRP my_DPS life_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP feel_VVB like_CJS I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN betrayed_VVN by_PRP people_NN0 I_PNP deserved_VVD better_AV0 from_PRP :_PUN people_NN0 I_PNP 've_VHB given_VVN money_NN1 to_PRP ,_PUN opportunities_NN2 to_PRP ,_PUN love_VVB to_PRP ,_PUN even_AV0 life_NN1 to_PRP ._SENT Because_CJS of_PRF that_DT0 ,_PUN for_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 the_AT0 only_AJ0 thing_NN1 I_PNP had_VHD faith_NN1 in_PRP was_VBD money_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP only_AV0 trusted_VVD the_AT0 paper_NN1 that_CJT said_VVD "_PUQ In_PRP God_NP0 We_PNP Trust_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
This_DT0 is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 reasons_NN2 the_AT0 theme_NN1 of_PRF betrayal_NN1 is_VBZ so_AV0 prominent_AJ0 in_PRP my_DPS show_NN1 Power_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ an_AT0 issue_NN1 that_DT0 's_VBZ always_AV0 on_PRP my_DPS mind_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 much_AV0 so_AV0 that_CJT I_PNP even_AV0 called_VVD the_AT0 last_ORD season_NN1 "_PUQ The_AT0 Final_AJ0 Betrayal_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP 'd_VM0 rather_AV0 be_VBI robbed_VVN at_PRP gunpoint_NN1 than_CJS be_VBI betrayed_VVN (_PUL not_XX0 that_CJT I_PNP 'd_VM0 suggest_VVI you_PNP try_VVI it_PNP )_PUR ._SENT At_PRP least_AV0 getting_VVG robbed_VVN is_VBZ exciting_AJ0 !_SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ an_AT0 undeniable_AJ0 rush_NN1 when_CJS someone_PNI pulls_VVZ out_AVP their_DPS piece_NN1 and_CJC growls_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ Get_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 fucking_AJ0 floor_NN1 !_SENT "_PUQ Once_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ over_AVP (_PUL provided_CJS you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 get_VVI shot_NN1 )_PUR ,_PUN you_PNP can_VM0 go_VVI back_AVP and_CJC tell_VVI your_DPS friends_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Yo_ITJ ,_PUN they_PNP just_AV0 stuck_VVD me_PNP up_AVP !_SENT "_PUQ Your_DPS pockets_NN2 might_VM0 be_VBI lighter_AJC ,_PUN but_CJC you_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI much_AV0 stronger_AJC overall_NN1 for_PRP having_VHG survived_VVN the_AT0 experience_NN1 ._SENT 
Getting_VVG betrayed_VVN is_VBZ different_AJ0 ._SENT You_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 get_VVI a_AT0 great_AJ0 war_NN1 story_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT I_PNP 've_VHB never_AV0 heard_VVN of_PRF someone_PNI getting_VVG hyped_VVN to_TO0 tell_VVI their_DPS friends_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Yo_ITJ ,_PUN you_PNP wo_VM0 n't_XX0 believe_VVI this_DT0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP just_AV0 got_VVD backstabbed_AJ0 by_PRP my_DPS mans_NN2 !_SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 are_VBB no_AT0 stripes_NN2 earned_VVN for_PRP that_DT0 shit_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS you_PNP open_VVB yourself_PNX up_AVP to_PRP someone_PNI ,_PUN either_AV0 financially_AV0 or_CJC emotionally_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP go_VVB left_VVN on_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 different_AJ0 kind_NN1 of_PRF pain_NN1 ,_PUN even_AV0 more_AV0 dramatic_AJ0 than_CJS a_AT0 stickup_AJ0 kid_NN1 physically_AV0 taking_VVG something_PNI from_PRP you_PNP ._SENT Like_PRP Malcolm_NP0 X_CRD said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ To_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN the_AT0 thing_NN1 that_CJT is_VBZ worse_AJC than_CJS death_NN1 is_VBZ betrayal_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP see_VVB ,_PUN I_PNP could_VM0 conceive_VVI death_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 not_XX0 conceive_VVI betrayal_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Because_CJS I_PNP find_VVB betrayal_NN1 so_AV0 painful_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP put_VVB incredible_AJ0 thought_NN1 and_CJC consideration_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 people_NN0 who_PNQ surround_VVB me_PNP ._SENT As_CJS I_PNP detail_VVB in_PRP this_DT0 chapter_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS I_PNP was_VBD first_ORD coming_VVG up_AVP ,_PUN I_PNP made_VVD the_AT0 mistake_NN1 of_PRF confusing_AJ0 loyalty_NN1 and_CJC location_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 miscalculation_NN1 a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 make_VVB —_PUN wanting_VVG to_TO0 believe_VVI that_CJT just_AV0 because_CJS someone_PNI is_VBZ from_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 streets_NN2 as_PRP you_PNP that_CJT they_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 have_VHI your_DPS back_NN1 forever_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP learned_VVD the_AT0 hard_AJ0 way_NN1 that_CJT that_DT0 's_VBZ not_XX0 the_AT0 case_NN1 ._SENT Sure_AJ0 ,_PUN when_CJS you_PNP share_VVB a_AT0 common_AJ0 experience_NN1 with_PRP someone_PNI ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 greater_AJC chance_NN1 for_PRP loyalty_NN1 and_CJC understanding_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ far_AV0 from_PRP guaranteed_AJ0 ._SENT 
To_TO0 achieve_VVI lasting_AJ0 success_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 strive_VVI for_PRP balance_NN1 when_CJS building_VVG your_DPS team_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS you_PNP only_AV0 surround_VVB yourself_PNX with_PRP people_NN0 from_PRP your_DPS past_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 chances_NN2 are_VBB the_AT0 past_NN1 is_VBZ where_AVQ you_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI stuck_VVN ._SENT But_CJC if_CJS you_PNP abandon_VVB the_AT0 people_NN0 who_PNQ were_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 trenches_NN2 with_PRP you_PNP for_PRP people_NN0 you_PNP 've_VHB just_AV0 met_VVN —_PUN the_AT0 ones_NN2 who_PNQ might_VM0 be_VBI charismatic_AJ0 but_CJC have_VHB never_AV0 proved_VVN anything_PNI to_PRP you_PNP —_PUN you_PNP 're_VBB probably_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI burned_VVN ._SENT 
If_CJS you_PNP look_VVB at_PRP my_DPS team_NN1 today_AV0 ,_PUN you_PNP 'll_VM0 find_VVI a_AT0 mix_NN1 of_PRF old_AJ0 and_CJC new_AJ0 blood_NN1 ,_PUN weathered_AJ0 soldiers_NN2 alongside_PRP impressive_AJ0 people_NN0 I_PNP 've_VHB met_VVN since_PRP my_DPS initial_AJ0 success_NN1 ._SENT Walk_VVB into_PRP the_AT0 G-Unit_AJ0 Records_NN2 office_NN1 and_CJC you_PNP might_VM0 see_VVI guys_NN2 who_PNQ were_VBD right_AV0 there_AV0 with_PRP me_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 streets_NN2 of_PRF Southside_NP0 ,_PUN proving_VVG that_CJT they_PNP could_VM0 remain_VVI cool_AJ0 under_PRP fire_NN1 ._SENT 
Some_DT0 people_NN0 form_VVB that_DT0 bond_NN1 going_VVG to_PRP school_NN1 or_CJC playing_VVG on_PRP a_AT0 sports_NN2 team_VVB together_AV0 ._SENT Definitely_AV0 from_PRP serving_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 military_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS your_DPS life_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP the_AT0 line_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 bullets_NN2 are_VBB flying_AJ0 ,_PUN you_PNP form_VVB a_AT0 very_AV0 deep_AJ0 connection_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 people_NN0 who_PNQ have_VHB your_DPS back_NN1 ._SENT 
This_DT0 is_VBZ why_AVQ I_PNP believe_VVB that_CJT you_PNP can_VM0 learn_VVI more_AV0 about_PRP what_DTQ someone_PNI is_VBZ made_VVN of_PRF in_PRP two_CRD minutes_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 streets_NN2 than_CJS twenty_CRD years_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 boardroom_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP business_NN1 it_PNP takes_VVZ a_AT0 long_AJ0 time_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI a_AT0 gauge_NN1 on_PRP true_AJ0 nature_NN1 ._SENT Instead_AV0 of_PRF having_VHG the_AT0 luxury_NN1 of_PRF watching_VVG someone_PNI in_PRP action_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP 'll_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 rely_VVI on_PRP instinct_NN1 more_AV0 ._SENT But_CJC once_CJS you_PNP do_VDB feel_VVI confident_AJ0 about_PRP someone_PNI 's_POS loyalty_NN1 and_CJC work_NN1 ethic_NN1 ,_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ a_AT0 person_NN1 you_PNP need_VVB on_PRP your_DPS team_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 rare_AJ0 combination_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 business_NN1 world_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC one_PNI that_CJT 's_VBZ extremely_AV0 valuable_AJ0 ._SENT 
That_DT0 's_VBZ why_AVQ ,_PUN in_PRP addition_NN1 to_PRP those_DT0 day_NN1 one_CRD veterans_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP 've_VHB tried_VVN to_TO0 round_VVI out_AVP my_DPS roster_NN1 with_PRP smart_AJ0 businesspeople_NN1 who_PNQ I_PNP feel_VVB I_PNP can_VM0 trust_VVI —_PUN despite_PRP my_DPS hang-ups_NN2 ._SENT Like_PRP my_DPS general_AJ0 counsel_NN1 ,_PUN Steve_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ oversees_VVZ my_DPS legal_AJ0 and_CJC business_NN1 matters_NN2 ._SENT Or_CJC my_DPS publicist_NN1 ,_PUN Amanda_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ does_VDZ n't_XX0 freak_VVI out_AVP every_AT0 time_NN1 I_PNP post_VVB something_PNI on_PRP social_AJ0 media_NN0 and_CJC cleans_VVZ up_AVP when_CJS I_PNP make_VVB a_AT0 mess_NN1 ._SENT Or_CJC my_DPS book_NN1 agent_NN1 ,_PUN Marc_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ helped_VVD put_VVI this_DT0 project_NN1 together_AV0 ._SENT None_PNI of_PRF them_PNP have_VHB set_VVN foot_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Southside_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC they_PNP 've_VHB all_AV0 been_VBN critical_AJ0 in_PRP keeping_VVG my_DPS brand_NN1 expanding_VVG and_CJC moving_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 right_AJ0 direction_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 great_AJ0 example_NN1 of_PRF someone_PNI I_PNP 've_VHB only_AV0 met_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD five_CRD years_NN2 but_CJC who_PNQ has_VHZ really_AV0 helped_VVN me_PNP evolve_VVB is_VBZ Chris_NP0 Albrecht_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 former_DT0 CEO_NN1 of_PRF Starz_NN1 Networks_NN2 ._SENT Chris_NP0 built_VVD HBO_NP0 into_PRP what_DTQ it_PNP is_VBZ today_AV0 before_PRP taking_VVG over_AVP at_PRP Starz_NP0 ._SENT He_PNP 's_VHZ taught_VVN me_PNP a_AT0 tremendous_AJ0 amount_NN1 about_PRP how_AVQ TV_NN1 works_VVZ while_CJS giving_VVG me_PNP the_AT0 freedom_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI myself_PNX ._SENT Plus_AV0 ,_PUN he_PNP 's_VBZ from_PRP Queens_NP0 ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN so_CJS it_PNP 's_VBZ almost_AV0 like_PRP our_DPS relationship_NN1 was_VBD meant_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI ._SENT 
Chris_NP0 's_POS number_NN1 is_VBZ one_PNI I_PNP 'm_VBB never_AV0 deleting_VVG from_PRP my_DPS phone_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 care_VVI where_AVQ he_PNP goes_VVZ ;_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 try_VVI to_TO0 do_VDI business_NN1 with_PRP him_PNP ._SENT I_PNP consider_VVB television_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI my_DPS second_ORD career_NN1 after_PRP music_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP would_VM0 never_AV0 have_VHI reached_VVN the_AT0 level_NN1 I_PNP 'm_VBB at_PRP today_AV0 without_PRP establishing_VVG a_AT0 relationship_NN1 with_PRP him_PNP ._SENT Yes_ITJ ,_PUN we_PNP 're_VBB from_PRP different_AJ0 parts_NN2 of_PRF Queens_NN2 and_CJC have_VHB pretty_AJ0 different_AJ0 backgrounds_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC we_PNP 've_VHB clicked_VVN since_PRP day_NN1 one_CRD and_CJC have_VHB really_AV0 been_VBN able_AJ0 to_TO0 help_VVI each_DT0 other_NN1 ._SENT Chris_NP0 might_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI one_CRD of_PRF my_DPS day_NN1 one_CRD homies_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC we_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN through_PRP some_DT0 wars_NN2 of_PRF our_DPS own_DT0 ,_PUN and_CJC we_PNP know_VVB we_PNP have_VHI each_DT0 other_NN1 's_VBZ back_AVP ._SENT 
