Eazy-E Quotes

Compton got such a legacy in hip-hop.

Dre is someone I've looked up to since 1985 when he came to my college and performed with The Wrecking Crew.

'Straight Outta Compton' was such a great movie, and obviously, I'm in the music business, so getting to see that piece of history was amazing, and it was an incredible movie.

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.

Me and Tupac were long-time friends.

To me, the NWA is a thing of the past.

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 Snoop Dogg and the Wu-Tang Clan. Actually, I was a huge Wu-Tang fan.

The song, 'Life is Better,' is about hip-hop. It's about my love for hip-hop. And, you know, I go through all the artists from the beginning to the end, you know. And, well, not to the end, but since the beginning to now, you know.

I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes.

Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.

With 2Pac you can't go wrong.

I think people have gotten to know Tupac much better since he's been gone than they did when he was here.

Tupac is definitely a legend.

People have compared me to Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Eminem, and J. Cole. They bring substance and largely are all good storytellers, and those are two of my biggest strengths. It's dope to be compared to people who have longevity in the game because that's the most important thing for me: I want my name to live forever.

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

I wanted to be Ice Cube when I was younger.

When 'G' Thang' was created, I was living in Agoura Hills, and Snoop and Warren G were living with me.

I was a Dr. Dre fan.

Thank you to Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Universal Studios, and the Grammys for telling the story of what Compton was and is becoming.

With so much drama in the L-B-C, It's kinda hard bein Snoop D-O-double-G

I am to hip-hop what Obama is to politics

When I started getting into West Coast rap - The Game, then I started studying a lot of Tupac Shakur and watching his interviews.

I'm a hip-hop guy, and the first time I heard Eminem was in '96. He was on a record with Shabban Siddiq. I was like, 'Who is this guy? He's dope!' First album came out: awesome. Second album came out: awesome. Third album, I was like, 'Eh.' He started to get really successful. He wasn't 'mine' anymore.

I wanted to appeal to people who've never really listened to hip-hop or really given it a chance before. I've also tried to incorporate all my favorite lifestyle things in the music. Of course, 'Fashion Killa' is one of peoples' favorites because it just expresses how much I like fashion.