Lori Petty Quotes

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.

All I want is a gentleman. I'm sick to bloody death of bastards.

Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history.

I never get tired of 'It Was A Good Day' references or jokes or anything like that. It's just, you know, keeping my biggest hit alive. Nothing wrong with that.

A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.

I know stories of Pac, but I was really, really young when he passed. The fact that he was such a thespian, and so passionate about his craft, was shocking to me in a way.

Tupac is huge; he's an inspiration. Arguably, he's probably the biggest, most analyzed and loved artist of all time.

I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls.

I've worked with Lil Wayne and Wiz, but I'd like to work with Snoop next. I love 'Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss' and 'Doggystyle' and pretty much anything he puts out. And Ice Cube - like, all the legends.

Tupac is my favorite artist, and he had mad style.

With 2Pac you can't go wrong.

I love 2Pac, the cadences of 2Pac.

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

I wanted to be Ice Cube when I was younger.

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

I love playing Rick Ross' 'Port of Miami' album. Jeezy's 'Thug Motivation 101' is a classic in my opinion, and I still listen to that album to this day. I'm a big fan of OutKast, so pretty much any album they put out is great in my opinion, but I find myself listening to 'Aquemini' a lot. Anything Kendrick Lamar does is great.

We didn't have any problem with 2Pac. We liked his music.

I have met Sunil Dutt-ji two or three times and though I don't have a special memory of these meetings, I know that he was a gentleman and a fantastic human being.

'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.

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

I've been listening 50 cent's audiobook, 'The Hustler.'

I'm trying to bring gangster rap back to the forefront, like in the early '90s.

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

I was always into the West Coast rap, the production and the flows were always more appealing to me. I think my rapping days are over though.

My taste for rappers is very high. I've only worked with, like, Pac and Jay-Z and Scarface.