“Where I’m From” will forever stand as one of Jay’s most evocative songs; providing the listener a detail-rich—and deeply sad—portrait of the Marcy Houses where he grew up. Nate Dogg just came in & I told him what to do.

Game: I heard it & the 1st thing I thought was, ‘I’m a b-l-double-o-d.’ I wrote it for Nate Dogg to be in those spots, I wrote the hook too.