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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 escort service called eye candy. in l.a. i ran for like eight years. i was doin...

♪ even though i'm up in the cell ♪ ♪ 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 so...

One of the guys. >> come on. >> that's why he's chosen to turn down the jail's offer to house him in protective custody or pc. >> i don't want to be treated no different. i'm just the person that i am. i could be pc'd up but no, that's never going to be me. i'm walking the main line at all times. >> watch this. this is rock 'em sock 'em dano. >> what you going to do with it? you see that. talk to him. >> like that. >> hello. >> robinson is currently in jail for violating his probation by driving under the influence and evading police. but he says run-ins with the law inspired his music.

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 drown keeps the inmates entertained and talks about his other career. >> 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. usy with the kids to get a repair estimate. liberty did what? yeah, with liberty m...

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 ♪ ♪ >> celebrity inmate known as dru drown keeps the inmates entertained and talks about his -- >> 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.