“You’re listening to J Cruz in the morning on Power 106 FM. I’m here with the one and only Mr. I Don’t Fuck With You, The DON.”

“What up, though. What up, LA.”

“You what’s up man. This song is blowing up the charts. Your album is getting ready to drop, you popping up all over the place. Tell me how it feels.”

“You know, it feels real good. Coming up from the west side of Detroit. You know, ain’t too many of us that make it out like I made it out. I ain’t think I was gonna make one album let alone be on my third. Dark Sky Paradise, dropping Feb 24th, dooo it.”

“That’s whats up, that’s whats up. Now that you here though man, you know we gotta ask the deeper questions. You ready to play a round of “Get to KNOW The Don.” We did this special for you man, this is the first edition, nobody has ever played this before here on our show. “

“Alright, I’mma live life on the edge you know me, let’s do it.”

“How does your family take to your public persona? You know, like are you different at home than you are on stage?”

“My public persona is my home persona. I’m authentic, this is me. The Don and Dontaye Pearce are the same fuckin’ dude. When I say I’m real, that’s because I’m real. I ain’t gonna fake nothing to sell records or push video downloads and shit. I’d rather be broke making music about the real shit I’m doing than be stuntin’ millions deep and never say a single real thing. I mean, some of the shit I write about is for the radio, but if you listen to my albums the majority of the things you hear are real life experiences. This is shit I went through, shit I’m dealing with. This is me man, my family knows who I am and my fans know who I am. Ain’t no two Dons. I’m authentic and I’mma stay that way until I die.”

”That’s whats up man, next question. Describe yourself in five words. Don’t use real because you already told us you’re real and we believe you, Don.”

“Hahaa, real, real, real, real, real. The fuck man. Nah, um articulate. Driven… Hungry… Honest, and uhhh finally, good looking. I’m attractive as fuck, you know this. You looking at the most attractive nigga in the game right now. Fuck Rocky, just playing. Rocky the dude.”

“Fightin words! We love Asap Rocky here, what up asap. Can’t come in here bad mouthin my g.”

“I got nothing but love for the Rock, he know whats up. Next question.”

“I Don’t Fuck With You is killing the charts right now. We know you and Moni Wright been off and on for a while now. You wanna share the story behind IDFWU? Sounds like you letting her know where to stick it, ya follow. Sounds to me like, while I’m listening to this song. All I’m thinking is that this chick sounds crazy, sounds like she was trying to control you and you a young man, you an artist, you moving around, you got fans, you doing things and it drove her crazy so you deadin the relationship and letting her know you don’t fuck with her no more. Tell me if I’m wrong.”

“I mean… that’s your opinion man. I wrote a song. About a time in my life where what I’m saying in the song was relevant. I… I ain’t gonna say yes or no. I ain’t focused on all that shit right now. I’m focused on where I’m going in the future, not the past. The song is out and everyone can make they own assumptions, but I ain’t here to tell you about my life or her life like that. You can think what you want to think. You heard the song right? You heard what I’m saying right? You heard the… the first verse, you heard the last verse. It could be about a lot of things. I’ll just say again that I write about real life things and shit I’m going through, been through, etc, etc. your boy is real. Buy the album Dark Sky Paradise. Feb 24th.”

“While we on the topic of Moni though, you know we gotta ask, what’s the weirdest thing you find attractive in the opposite sex? What does The Don look for in a lady friend to take home for the night.”

“What does one got to do with the other? How do you go from Moni to that question?”

“Well, I mean... it's not a secret, you guys are dating, you obviously like what she’s been putting down for the last… seven years. It’s just a Segway connection, Don.”

“Uh huh.. right.. ok well. I like women in glasses. That’s probably the weirdest things. Women with glasses.”

“You hear that ladies, he’s looking for you. Go buy your glasses, get your face to look like Moni Wright, get you a drug problem. The Don is out there and he on the look out. Last question, you ready?”

“Bruh.. You fuckin’ serious right now?”

“It’s ok, it’s ok. Last question. If you could wake up tomorrow having gained one quality or ability, what would it be?”

“The ability to make your ugly Peruvian wombat faced bitch ass disappear. Fuck you, motherfucker. Get a drug problem, you a joke. Take me off your playlist. I ain’t coming back here. Watch your damn mouth. Dumbass motherfucker. You real stupid. Good luck out there.”