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" A big mistake people make when they are trying to lose weight is that they stop eating. They'll eat salads once a day and then their body starts trying to protect itself and holds onto the fat. "

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" Because hip-hop has no requirements, you deal with people that have the least intelligence on the planet. Some of the people that compare themselves to me, compare themselves to me because they rap and I rap. They can't even read the contracts that they sign to be a rapper, to do the deal. "

Curtis Jackson

People

You

" You learn a lot about yourself when you have success for a while. Like, a lot of things that you think are really important aren't. But you need that process. "

" I read all of the stories that people write about me. The ones that are really interesting are the ones where they actually write their take on me as opposed to just printing what I said, because they're asking similar questions so often, sometimes it just sounds like I'm answering the questions different intentionally. "

" Just be confident. I think confidence is the most attractive part of a person. "

" My new music video, 'My Life' featuring Eminem and Adam Levine, the only person in the actual video who you can physically make out besides myself and Adam Levine is Andre Dirrell. "

" I wanted to do something as an extension of my passion for music. My aim for the STREET by 50 On-Ear Wired Headphone range is to present music as it's meant to be heard, in studio-mastered sound. "

" I have a romantic side. "

Curtis Jackson

Romantic

Side

" When I'm actually creating music, I try not to listen to the hip-hop records that are going on, because I think, subconsciously, we steal from each other. "

" Out of frustration, I say things. Now, people listen to me so much I can say it under my breath and everybody hears me... I said in the past that I'm a work in progress, and I feel like I'm progressing. "

" Eating well was something I learned as I started to be successful and had to travel and perform concerts, which are an intense cardio workout. "

" I like to sort through music and see whatever pops out to me or inspires me. If I could have a production team going and kind of mix records with me, that would be cool; to take the records and have them sound the way I want them to sound. But I'd rather sort though music to find them things. "

" If you're familiar with my man Uncle Sam, you understand the only way you can actually feel better about what he's gonna take, come the end of the year, is lifestyle. Only thing you can do is spend some of it. "

" My grandmother, she's been the positive portion of my life the entire time. She raised us Baptist, and when I got old enough to say I didn't want to go to church, she didn't force me. She was cool. "

Curtis Jackson

Life

Cool

" The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying. "

" I think Sean Parker damaged the music business with Napster. "

" I like the story writing process. I usually use someone who has been trained for structure to take the story that I actually want, place those elements in the right places. "

" People often say I have so much energy, that I never stop; but that's what it takes to accomplish your goals. "

" I just feel really good about my accomplishments. I haven't had, like, a party because a deal goes through or something like that. I don't know. I need to develop that - I need to have something that I do when things go right. "

" A recession is predominantly for the middle class. Where I come from, the majority of people have always lived in a recession. "

" I like generals. I like Napoleon. I like strategy. The majority of them are praised for mass destruction, but it's exciting to see how it comes to the mind mentally. "

" It's difficult for me to trust a woman. Men are attracted to beautiful women. Women are attracted to men who offer security - financial security. And if you have money and you're famous, women find that sexy. "

" There's a small group of guys in hip-hop that really have money. The whole culture talks about money, but it's a small group that actually has it. "

" You know how a person is made for something? Eminem is made for hip-hop. The best rapper is a white man. "

" It's Fifty, not Fiddy. "

Curtis Jackson

Fifty

" STREET by 50 is all about giving our fans the finest music experience we possibly can. The response to the limited edition colors so far speaks for itself - the fans want the opportunity to match their headphones to their personal style, and we definitely want to make sure to give them what they want. "

" People who actually have money don't want to talk about it. They want to talk about everything else. "

" I think it's easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I'm a bad person. "

Curtis Jackson

People

Perception

" Chris Lighty was a huge portion of my actual career. It's difficult to adjust to not have someone around that's in your life, in your life. "

" Every morning I wake up in a home where Mike Tyson previously laid in the bed and he earned over $500 million his career. It makes me conscious. "

" When you've been in life-threatening situations, you become aware that life is not for ever. "