In this flashback, Swizz Beatz spoke about people comparing DMX to 2Pac, and at the start of the interview, Swizz addressed DMX getting into trouble. Swizz then spoke about DMX’s intelligence and having a “gift and a curse,” who he compared to the average kid in the ‘hood. Speaking more about DMX, Swizz Beatz stated that DMX is “the closest thing to [2Pac],” but he added that 2Pac was “more of a political poet.”