He toured as an opening act with Nelly in the summer of 2002 and then became a protégé of Ludacris, who signed him to his newly formed Disturbing tha Peace (DTP) record label.
Летом 2002 года выступал с Nelly, затем стал протеже Ludacris, который подписал его на свой лейбл "Disturbing the Peace (DTP)".