Jones penned the two songs, “Grandma” and “Grandma II”, as heartfelt tributes for his late grandmother. She also advised him to his actual name and not a pseudonym, and to make songs for everyone even for the strippers. He frequently visited her in Studewood, and she pushed Jones into pursuing a career in rap. He was also known to be extremely close to his grandmother. Seeing his success with business, Jones dropped his interests in pursuing a path in basketball and playing in the big leagues. The pair thought of lucrative yet shady ventures that earned them almost a thousand bucks on a weekly basis which they usually spent on pizza. Brown, whom he also lived with for some time at a friend’s place and in a car.

He did these all with his close friend T. Instead he took odd jobs ranging from working in various fast food establishments, in a Compaq plant assembly line, and eventually sold mobile phones in an apartment. Since he frequently transferred schools, he was limited to only playing in the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) basketball leagues because of its rules regarding transferees past the 9th grade, or their “politics” as according to Jones. His friends remember him as the lad who freestyled during recess, and whose amazing basketball skills earned him the respect of renowned street baller Hot Sauce. Born on Januin the northern side of Houston, Texas, the young Michael “Mike” Ansara Jones dreamed of playing basketball and to make it to the National Basketball Association.

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