Jeezy recently stopped by Drink Champs and talked about the impact that Hip-Hop has had on his life, offering a special salute to 2Pac.

“Every morning before school, I listened to all Master P, 8Ball, MJG, but my favorite was 2Pac,” Jeezy recalled. “It still is to this day because he stood for something. He had values, he had morals, he had integrity, but I had never seen that before. ‘Cause my uncles would steal $20 out ya socks.” 

He said 2Pac albums 3ere like his bible.

“I listened to 2Pac as if that was my Bible. How to move, how to handle situations, and it was embedded in me. He was a revolutionary before I knew what that was. He actually had — he stood for something. And he would take those risks when everybody around me was so used to how they was livin’ that they didn’t want to try to live any better. My Bible, at that time, no disrespect to the big homie [Biggie], was every Tupac album.” 

Jeezy is currently promoting his latest release, the 17-track project, Snofall, with DJ Drama.

Watch the full Drink Champs interview below.