The past is always recycled. I'm just taking what the people I looked up to did and translating it for my generation.

I like dressing in designer clothes, and it's hard to buy them if you are overweight. And I got tired of, like, going in the stores, and then it was like I couldn't fit in anything. And overall, I wanted to be healthy.

I don't really like listening to so much rap because I like to have my mind focused on what I'm doing instead of worrying about what everybody else is doing.

Whatever energy you put out is what you're gonna get.

I think Justin Bieber should let me executive produce his album.

Kids don't come with instruction manuals. It's interesting, but after you have your kids, it's a blessing. It's not as hard as people may think it is.

I was taught to work for what I wanted to achieve in life.

'Who Do You Love' was kinda cool to make. I just made the beat; I was self-determined to make beats at the time.

Everybody likes the new guy. Being the new guy is cool. But then when you're there for a couple months, you're just the cool guy. I think I'm just the cool guy.

I don't know why people be in the club trying to be so cool. Standing around, trying to be cool. I don't get that. I just think everybody wanna be a star. That's why people don't dance.

When you come in the club, people are trying to get your attention, so they pull your hand. It's like, why are you pulling on me?

Any man can take a sucker punch, but if you get slapped, it's other repercussions to that.

TeeFlii brought an edge to our camp. He's definitely going to be one of the greats.

With me and YG, he could rap a hook, and I could make a beat around it. Ten minutes, we done.

When I got my first check from 'Rack City,' I was like, 'Damn, I can make this much money making beats?'

My uncle, he's a big DJ out here in L.A. His name is DJ Tee; he's got a bar in Westchester.

I know that everything comes to an end. Everything is a phase.

I can do every type of music, but hip-hop was my way into the game.

You can't pick a fight with anyone doing something with your sound.

I'm just doing all type of music that I like. I'm not so worried about the money like I used to be. I got money now. I don't have to worry about that.

There's male groupies - guys that wanna stand next to you to get to the girls. A male groupie is the worst.

I feel like having a son made me go harder and work harder. And now that I got a daughter, it's the same grind, staying focused on what I have to do for them.

You see so many musicians come and go. For me, it's really about the longevity in the music industry. It's not all about having a lot of hit records at one time.

Sam Smith is amazing.