As O_E mentioned in passing, Big John wasn't having that shit to begin with. Remember, he got in Zo's shit for being around Rayful. You think Allen stood a chance?

Post G-Town, he still wasn't thuggin' either. He did have a crew/entourage/hangers on of ne're-do-wells that definitely perpetrated that image, but I can't say Allen was fully about that life. Even embracing the clothes and hair and craptacular attitude that polarized fans and media (and drew real thugs that looked the same, and kids that wanted to imitate that same style), that really wasn't AI's lane. He did nothing to discourage it, that's for sure.

I just want to know who convinced him that 40 Barz was a good idea...