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We don't get along. >> and their rap, alligators and horses, made an impression on one of us. >> it was the most entertaining song i'd heard while films "lock up." it was clever and it really stuck with you to the point where i find myself singing it quite often. >> alligators and horses -- lamborghinis and porsches! >> robinson served as backup this time, his alter ego drew down, was a well-known member of oakland's rap scene. a recording artist and appeared in numerous videos and movies. when he came to jail on a dui conviction, everyone seemed to know who he was ♪ let me show you what a f...

>> i started rapping probably when i was 16 when i got out of juvenile hall. it was just like if you didn't know the streets, i couldn't make music. what would i rap about? you know, you need to be on the streets to rap about something. you need to know what's going on. >> robinson has been in and out of jail most frequently for dui convictions but he's never been arrested for the subject of his best known song. >> well, as they say, he was the pimp of the year. >> robinson's biggest hit was his 1994 song, pimp of the year. and he says there was some truth behind the lyrics. >> i had my own es...

♪ it's like [ bleep ]. for one inmate, doing time at the santa rita jail offered him an opportunity to find a collaborator and an inspiration to compose a new rap about his circumstances. >> yeah, i'm in lockup ♪ ♪ sitting in county jail ♪ i'm a star ♪ i'm in the santa rita should be playing tennis with serena ♪ ♪ but i should be in my own room ♪ i wouldn't feed three dogs ♪ ♪ i'm in lockup ♪ lock u-p ♪ on msnbc ♪ l-o-c-k-u-p on msnbc. dru down might have found a rap partner in ellis williams but today he gets to spend some

>> robinson says there's one woman who holds a special place in his heart. he's been dating his girlfriend jenny for the past three years. >> i'm trying to graduate and do something different. i'm older now. you know what i'm talking about. there's just a situation i want to do when i'm here. she the one. ♪ let me show you what a fella can do ♪ ♪ first name dru >> just as pimping is a running theme in his music, so is jenny. >> i can have a whole lot of women ♪ ♪ but i love the one that i got, she hot ♪ ♪ show looked at me and said stop ♪ ♪ just let me see girl exactly who yo...

I had the best intentions. i'm a follower. you know what i mean, i'm easily influenced. i've done some [ bleep ]. but i ain't the only one. this is the bay area. this is where crack was invented. i'm just needle in a haystack. >> coming up -- >> just let me see girl ♪ who you be, girl ♪ >> celebrity inmate known as dru drown keeps the inmates entertained and talks about it. >> in l.a. i ran for like eight years. >> later -- >> the truth is, there's four other killings out there that i'm suspected of. they can come talk to me any time. >> i don't care about suspected. did you do it? >> euge...