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" A lot of times when I'm at home kickin' it, I don't even listen to hip hop. I listen to all types of music. "

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" I realized at a young age that sequence in an album is almost as important as the songs that are on the album. "

" Before now, I've always taken my mixes out to the car and listened to them in the parking lot. I still do that, but more so now I'm listening to it on the Beat box, and I think people should give it at least a listen and check it out and see what it is. "

" I'm always going to talent scout and try to find new artists to work with. "

" I've gotten my personal life all the way intact and made sure that it's straight. Without that, you have no foundation. Your building is going to crumble. "

" I can take a three-year-old and make a hit record. "

" I've sold a lot of records. Did I keep other artists from eating? "

" I've been living the American Dream for over 25 years - just being able to do what I do, be creative, and make money out of it. It's incredible. "

" I've looked at pictures that my mom has of me, from when I was four years old at the turntable. I'm there, reaching up to play the records. I feel like I was bred to do what I do. I've been into music, and listening to music and critiquing it, my whole life. "

" No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record. "

" Wreckin' Cru was a DJ crew. They used to call it that because it was the guys that came in after the party was over and broke down the equipment. We eventually made a record, and we had the costumes on and what have you. Back then, everybody had their little getups, you know, like SoulSonic Force, UTFO. "

" You got to realise that when I was 20 years old, I had a house, a Mercedes, a Corvette and a million dollars in the bank before I could buy alcohol legally. "

" I'm not a big spender. I don't get into all the jewelry and all that. "

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" There is some sampling on my records and a lot of what I call replays, where I'd have musicians come in the studio and replay the sample from the original record. But mainly, we'd come up with our own music. "

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" I'm a producer at heart. I like being in the control room and directing people. That's what I do. But I've gotten on the mic a few times in my career; people seem to like it, so I'll do it again here and there. But that's really not my thing. "

" No matter where you are or what you're doing, it's always great if you don't have to get up and physically change the song that plays next. "