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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 -- ♪ >> celebrity inmate known as dru down keeps the inmates entertained and talks about his other career. >> i had an escort service called eye candy 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? >> eugene protsman's homicidal confessions. bend at the waist! i'm tryin'!...

Criminal activity, so it should come as no surprise that so man inmates consider themselves to be rap artists. ♪ ♪ >> santa rita is a sprawling jail complex located 30 miles outside the city. but many of the nearly 3,000 men and women incarcerated here were arrested in oakland. most have only been charged with crimes and are awaiting trial of the resolution of their cases and one is a bay area rapper who is more than a wannabe. ♪ >> we have an inmate come in a couple days ago, international rap artist named drew down. >> my kids know his songs, my daughters. they're all into the rap.

Of probation for a prior dui. he must serve the remainder of his sentence, three years, in the santa rita jail. >> i never really wanted too many people that don't know me. me, i'm distinctive to me. i have this certain look and aura about myself. i stay in ocean ways for the bays and i might have shorted curls for the girls. i stay -- i'm always dressed to impress. >> you know what i'm talking about? >> there's been other celebrities and people of fame that have come in here. most of those people have been put into protective custody, not only for themselves but also the other people. in dru ...

>> he was around when 2 short was around and pocket man was around. he been around for a while. ♪ >> in the '90s i listened to a lot of his music. i was a fan. ♪ >> so we got a celebrity here. >> i'm right here right now. i don't have all day, though. so you will see me back on the street. you will see me doing my music again. you will see me doing movie, because this ain't going to stop. i'm a boss. ♪ >> dru down's real name is daniel robinson. he was arrested for driving under the uninfluence and evading police, violations

>> are you proud of being a pimp? >> yeah, i'm proud of being who i am. you know, who i became, period. i never did no harm to nobody being a pimp. >> do you have any daughters? >> yes. >> how old? >> mine is eight and a stepdaughter 19. >> how would you feel if your 8-year-old decided to become a prostitute? >> we're going to have a talk. we're going to have a real long talk about it. because i know the game. so i'm going to tell her the game before she get in it. but you know, once they walk out the door, how can i stop anything? >> it's okay if she gets in it? >> no, it's not okay at all. h...