"...As Deck readies his long-overdue solo shot, Uncontrollable Substance (Loud) - which he describes as a "2009 block party from a 70's child" - the six-foot-three verbalist is troubled by the chaos that 1998s rap sphere brings. "It's a hectic business," he admits. "I hope no bullshit happens to me." Maybe this concern has prompted the Inspectah to ease into a more calm lifestyle, complete with a home in New Jersey with his girl and her son... After losing his father, a painter and musician, when he was six years old, Deck endured a turbulent childhood spread between the housing projects of the Bronx, Manhattan's Lower East Side, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and finally Park Hill, Staten Island. But said transient upbringing served to provide Deck with ripped fodder for his rhymes. For the past five years, he's meshed the plight of the projects with everything from Spider-Man to Aztec pyramids. Wu-Tang jewels like "Protect Ya Neck" (1993), "Guillotine" (1995), and "Triumph" (1997), as well as stellar guest gigs on Gang Starr's "Above The Clouds" and Big Pun's "Tres Leches," have left fans fiendin' for more. "Right now, people out there (are) looking for guidance," he says. "My whole album is based on trials and tribulation. Look at me - I still came out on top. So there's still a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. But you gotta go through the rain." And jealous one's envy aside, Deck sights are firmly set on Wu's infinite reign." (Vibe, 10/98). Check out "Word On The Street" below...