Kendrick Lamar 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.

When I was 10 years old my mom used to play Tupac while she cleaned the house.

I listened to Tupac and a lot of Biggie Smalls.

Me and Tupac were long-time friends.

Compton got such a legacy in hip-hop.

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

I was raised listening to, like, Jay and Big and Pac, Cassidy, Ludacris, even some of Drake's stuff.

I would do a documentary about Jay-Z. Yes, I would.

I can remember when I was just, like, about four years old in Compton, and my mother would have me stack 45s, stack about ten of them, and when one would finish, the next record would drop. It was like I was DJ'ing for the house, picking out certain songs and so this song would go after that song.

I always made a few records in the past - 'Aston Martin Music,' 'Diced Pineapples' - that the ladies would always be able to appreciate.

I put Compton on the map.

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

Tupac was real and honest about every question I asked.

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

With 2Pac you can't go wrong.

I just appreciate the love that I get and support from hip-hop.

If you're going to write about rap music and hip-hop, and you don't love it, then we don't need your opinion, and we revoke your opinion.

I love 2Pac, the cadences of 2Pac.

When Wu-Tang came, Wu-Tang was for that era, right there. When Dre had it in the West Coast, it was for that time. Biggie and them, it was for that time.

I fell in love with hip-hop a little bit late; I grew up on Another Bad Creation and Kris Kross. But my mom got me a TV in my room, and I remember seeing Biggie's 'Give Me One More Chance,' and I was like, 'Oh, this is how a house party looks!' I really, really fell in love with it when Tupac created 'Dear Mama.'

Tupac Back' was the first single I had, but prior to that I already had 20-something songs in the street.

Tupac is definitely a legend.

I know I'm going to be the next big hip-hop artist. I just want to save hip-hop... that's my job.

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.

I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.