His rap career had an impressive start, with his debut album in 1998 Its Dark and Hell is Hot, listed as number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.
Baetleetsi ba gagwe ba ne bakgobokana matsatsi pele ga loso lwa gagwe, go tshwara thapelo kwa ntle ga bookelo jwa kwa New York, kwa go neng go begilwe fa mo botshelo jwa bo ne bo tshegeditswe ke metšhine gona.