Kevin Durand Quotes

I was an underground rapper and only 16 years old, a freshman at high school. Bang thought I had potential as a rapper and lyricist, and we went from there. Then Suga joined us.

Working with 50 Cent was great, you know what Im saying? It was just great to work with 50 Cent.

This is sort of not expected, but I would love to produce a record for Missy Elliott. It would be totally different, but she makes party music. 'Lose Control' was my favorite song when I was in 5th or 6th grade.

As long as I'm around the cats in the hip hop scene, they'll throw me a track and I'll write a rap over it.

I'd want to collaborate with Eminem, of all people. Maybe even Lauryn Hill.

My girlfriend is rap. Music and albums and records and my kids.

My new music video, 'My Life' featuring Eminem and Adam Levine, the only person in the actual video who you can physically make out besides myself and Adam Levine is Andre Dirrell.

The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And they'll tell you if you ask.

I think that Eminem is very talented and remarkably bright, and I actually do like a lot of his music.

Quentin Tarantino is a hip-hop artist. I told him, 'You're hip-hop!' You keep seeing surprises, and a clip here and there, because Quentin is hip-hop. A hip-hop artist will drop a single, leak something over here, and drop something over there 'cause he knows it's hot. He's on the spot with the way he does things.

Shady's great; I love Shady Records.

I think the greatest hip-hop artist of all time is Jay-Z, without a doubt. He just keeps amazing me with his performance, and since '96, that guy has been producing at least one hit every summer and every winter. That's a pretty good resume.

Three 6 Mafia have been around for a long time; we've made a lot of music. Anybody's music can influence anybody. I've heard people say that our music has influenced such and such, and it could be true, and it could not.

Hats off to T-Pain for the 'Low' record.

Guru's like Tupac. He just records and records and records.

Jazzmatazz' was Guru's thing, but Gang Starr was his baby. I don't care what anybody says. That dude loved Gang Starr.

I actually met The Game in my hood on Crenshaw and Slauson. I was outside on the block with 20 of my homies. I see the Range Rover, and we all walked up to his car. I handed him my CD.

I'm a hip-hop showrunner.

I love Kanye for that. Being a producer, making beats, and being a rapper. He does it all.

Lil Wayne is doing his thing, and so is Drake.

I have a hip-hop podcast and get to meet all these rappers I love, so I feel very lucky.

I try to keep track of what the kids are doing on Soundcloud, and all the new guys coming up.

People told me that Miley's '23' wasn't hip-hop. Let me tell you, she went in and owned that track.

When I made 'Detroit vs. Everybody,' I knew. I knew this for Eminem.

I have a rap group called Outlaw Posse.