Scott Glenn Quotes

As I got older, I really got into Tupac's poetry, his books and just learning about his life and what he was into.

Ice-T in the music has done some outrageous things.

Tupac was real and honest about every question I asked.

I love 2Pac, the cadences of 2Pac.

There is some gangsta music I like, like Biggie Smalls - he reminds me of Slick Rick -doing the same thing, but he did it in a really artistic way.

People underestimate hip-hop the way they have sometimes underestimated comic books.

Hip-hop is not about crime. Hip-hop is not about being a gangster.

Before I got signed to Bad Boy, I grew up listening to Snoop and Tupac and my hood was all Tupac driven.

Growing up, you hear Tupac's music, it's kind of like... it goes without saying that everyone likes Tupac.

I'm not a pioneer of hip-hop; I just saw it and said, 'This thing is incredible, and these people are incredible. They should be exposed all over the world.'

Oh, my dad listens to a lot of 2Pac, Ice Cube and WC. That's what he was listening to a lot when we were growing up. He's always been a fan of hip-hop.

Who doesn't love Tupac? Those records have such swagger to them. The groove is just incredible.

Hip-hop started with street poets with great lyrical skills, and that's what hip-hop has always been about for me.

Tupac was a glorious person, and he had all the right intentions.

I think a lot of rappers limit themselves by doing the gangster movies and that's stereotypical for a rapper.

Dr. Dre is the most influential artist and producer in hip-hop history.

Me and Tupac were long-time friends.

I was listening to Young Jeezy and Shawty Red, and to me, the trap music they had was something special.

I wanted to be a poet. I fell in love with poetry around eight years old, but not through literature. Instead, it came through hip-hop lyrics and my obsession with reading liner notes. Queen Latifah's 'Black Reign' is the album that stands out the most.

Compton got such a legacy in hip-hop.

I feel like me and YG are the closest to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg that people are gonna get.

Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap.

When I was growing up, it was 'All Eyes On Me' by Tupac and 'Doggy Style' by Snoop Dogg. I've met Snoop and he's the best. They say you shouldn't meet your idol - that definitely doesn't apply to him.

I feel like the D.C. streets just love Gucci Mane. He's like a hood pastor.

I grew up listening to a lot of 2Pac and a lot of East Coast, West Coast rap; Bad Boy, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Biggie, 2Pac. Super hip-hop, super listening to that raw era of music.