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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" In L.A., we listen to everything. If it's banging, it's banging - we don't care where it's from. "

" Eminem is just incredible. That's the word that comes to mind: 'incredible.' "

" It's entertaining to watch somebody break my music down or explain what he thinks I was thinking during the process of making these records. Because... he has no idea. "

" I just want to get my music out and make sure that it's heard in the right way. "

" I'm going to record forever. "

" Somebody approached me about working with Michael Jackson, and I did say no because I like working with new artists or people that I've worked with in the past. I can develop them from the ground up. There's no set standard that I have to live up to or anything like that. "

" 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. "

" There's actually a lot of producers that I like to listen to. "

" I'm a fan of J. Cole. "

" I don't even listen to the records after they come out. It's outlawed in my house. My wife and my kids can't play any of my music around me. Once it comes out, for me, it's just business. Numbers. "

" The race factor was just a minuscule part of what I was doing with Eminem. It was really about the music and how well we worked together. "

" When I'm sitting in the studio, a mix isn't done till I feel it in my gut. "

" The actual making of a record is the most exciting part of this business. "

" I get butterflies every time a record comes out. I'm like, 'I hope people like it. I hope people buy it.' "

" I'm not no egotistical person. I just want what I'm supposed to get. Not a penny more, not a penny less. "

" The original version of 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' was made to a Boz Scaggs song; I can't remember the name of the song. "

" You just have to find that thing that's special about you that distinguishes you from all the others, and through true talent, hard work, and passion, anything can happen. "

" If you know anything about me and my history, you know I'm very particular about my projects. "

" Mission accomplished, we didn't have any problems as far as violence goes. "

" It's always weird when people approach me to make an investment. I tell them, 'I don't need any more money. I'm good.' Then I wait for their expression. That part is entertaining, because people look at you like you're crazy when you say you don't need any more money. Who says that? "

" I have tons of music stashed. "

" The reason 'Detox' didn't come out was because I didn't like it. "

" It's always been difficult to make a good record. "

" I always loved the way music made me feel. I did sports at school and all, but when I got home, it was just music. Everybody in my neighborhood loved music. I could jump the back fence and be in the park where there were ghetto blasters everywhere. "

" I love the new technology. New things give you a reason to want to go to the studio. New challenges mean you have to keep up, you know? "

" I got Ice Cube his start. I also launched Eazy-E. "

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

" If you're not sincere with it, you shouldn't say anything at all. "