How did he get started? Any cool stories about that, or anyone have a good suggestion for a book to read about him. Didn't he do a playboy interview?

Dippydippydope said:

He went to drama school, he was actually quite well educated when compared to a true "gangsta"

Started on the east coast, with Digital underground, then decided to make a bigger name for himself, by joinin Death Row records, Dre etc. and switched to west coast.