I've watched Lil John for over 20 years -- back to a time when he was just a "kid" from Hattiesburg. Always barking and apparently never feared no one. Just loved action. Always dealt straight-up in my observations. I figure that down here, in the South, John is well known and well respected across a wide spectrum. But then most of us down here don't get around too much and sure ain't never been to no New York City. Just the way we are and how we have rolled.