▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁membership ▁in ▁The ▁F irm , ▁Alex ▁Tro j ano ▁contributed ▁in ▁producing ▁his ▁album ▁The ▁Testament . ▁Meanwhile , ▁following ▁a ▁falling - out ▁over ▁cre ative ▁differences ▁with ▁his ▁manager ▁Chris ▁Light y ▁and ▁Def - J am ▁im print ▁Vi ol ator ▁Records , ▁his ▁debut ▁album ▁The ▁Testament ▁was ▁in def initely ▁sh el ved . ▁During ▁the ▁recording ▁for ▁The ▁Testament ▁C orm ega ▁respond ed ▁to ▁Nas ' ▁" One ▁Love " ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁letter ▁also ▁entitled ▁" One ▁Love ". ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁his ▁contract ▁and ▁he ▁started ▁his ▁own ▁record ▁company , ▁Leg al ▁H ust le ▁Records . ▁C orm ega ▁vent ed ▁his ▁disappoint ment ▁with ▁Nas ▁and ▁The ▁F irm ▁in ▁a ▁mi xt ape ▁song ▁titled ▁" N ever ▁Personal ". ▁This ▁song ▁was ▁never ▁directly ▁pointed ▁to ▁Nas , ▁but ▁the ▁media ▁made ▁it ▁ ▁look ▁like ▁that . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁released ▁his ▁new ▁debut ▁album , ▁The ▁Real ness , ▁which ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁by ▁critics . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁share ▁a ▁theme ▁of ▁bet ray al . ▁Nas ▁respond ed ▁to ▁C orm ega ▁on ▁his ▁song ▁" Dest roy ▁and ▁Reb u ild " ▁from ▁his ▁album ▁Still m atic . ▁C orm ega ▁ret ali ated ▁with ▁more ▁mi xt ape ▁tracks , ▁" A ▁S lick