David Faustino Quotes

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.

Dr. Dre, my oldest brother, he paved the way for me and Snoop to get a chance to get into the studio. I asked him to show me how to work the MPC-60... I was about maybe 17, 18, right around there.

Nicki Minaj thanked me on the first mixtape that she put out. She shouted me out, said thank you for allowing her to borrow my English accent sometimes. And honestly, a lot of people have told me that I've influenced them.

I remember listening to Cube's music when I was like 14 years old, my friends listening to it up in Toronto.

When I was on Arsenio Hall's show, he asked me about working with Kanye West or John Legend. I said I'd love to.

Well, Tony Yayo is my dude. Tony Yayo is a big supporter of my music.

I came up with Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. Those guys, they took me under their wing at an early age.

I'm cool with Dr. Dre, I have his phone number, and he picks up when I call.

Every time I hit it with Big Boi, we always have good love. I was a huge fan of the 'Shutterbugg' record he did.

I had this little rap group, and we were called '2 Too Many'... We used to hang out in front of Jazzy Jeff's record studio every day.

The first time that I met B.I.G. was in 1994, summer of '94 - I believe it was August. I think it was right after 'Ready to Die' came out.

To be able to work with Bun B and be able to have a conversation, and the insights the OG has, and really be able to get just advice from him, is amazing.

I learned so much from listening to Jay-Z, M.O.P. and Gang Starr.

My first tape was 'Hey, I can do what y'all do.' It's new, flashy, and not through rap. It was a guy singing how cool he was. I'm here with big bro Drake; I'm his little gunner.

Every time you sort of let go of the bar, you knew someone was there to catch you, and vice versa. And, I mean, come on. It's Method Man. It's been a dream to meet him forever.

Don't give up! Be friends with people who help you work hard.

The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny.

The whole tape [Dedication 5] is amazing. It's my favourite accomplishment [working with Lil Wayne] and I say that with thought. It's the biggest accomplishment I've made today, because Lil Wayne is probably the biggest reason why I'm sitting here right now, rapping and doing what I do. I'm a huge Wayne fan forever.

He's a better person when she's around, and isn't that what friends are for, to raise you up and keep you at your best?

Friendship makes prosperity more brilliant, and lightens adversity by dividing and sharing it.

Your best friend should bring out the best in you

We should always have three friends in our lives-one who walks ahead who we look up to and follow; one who walks beside us, who is with us every step of our journey; and then, one who we reach back for and bring along after we've cleared the way.

I met my manager when I was 17, when I didn't have enough money to buy a set of guitar strings. There are not very many people who are looking out for you and being in business with you when you're at that stage. And it's not in my nature to think that success as a musician makes you any different from anybody else.

I'm just trying different styles and switching it up, but getting back to rap and the essence and the swag that I brought to the game from records like "Rack City" and "Faded," records like that. I got some good collaborations that people are gonna be excited about.