R. Kelly Quotes

I would say my dream collaboration would probably have to be with Drake. I think he is an amazing artist.

When me and Gucci sit down, I make tracks real fast, and he can write songs real fast.

I wanted to write songs from the ground up, I wanted to sit at a piano and build around that. But I still have a lot of love for hip-hop, so I want to do more collaborations in that sense.

'Cruise Control' was the first track me and Wiz Khalifa ever did. I made the beat on that, and I played guitar on it.

I'd love to work with Drake. I got Drake beats.

I ran into Snoop one night. I was in the studio later, and I got this beat and thought he would sound great on it. I called him and he came right through that night.

I'd love to collaborate with Drake. I think he's awesome.

I'm a rapper-singer, or singer-rapper - it's not one before the other. I do both.

I would love to have a rapper on one of my songs, like Ludacris, or the 'it's so hot in here' guy, Nelly.

I did a couple songs with this hip-hop guy named Tim Dark. He was working in the same studio I've been working in, he heard my music and he said, aw man, I've got to do something with you.

Imagine the first time you are about to rap in a studio and you find yourself in a booth with Redman and KRS!

I would really love to collaborate with Gwen Stefani and M.I.A.; artists that kind of make sense with me vocally. And in terms of style, I'm a very visual artist. I really love Pharell. I love people that really care about drums, and I like beat-heavy.

I feel like I can make records where, you know, I can get in the alley and exchange bars with Styles P, but I can also get in the studio and create a classic with Rihanna.

'Welcome to Atlanta' was a song I wanted to do on my first album. The idea was for me and Outkast to do it, but I could never come up with a beat for us to do it. Outkast beats and my beats were very different.

I'ma work with Kanye. I'ma try my damndest.

When Quavo was out doing sports, I was in the studio, what we call the bando, making music, going hard.

With Yo Gotti 'Rack It Up,' that was him hitting me like, bro, I'm about to put out a single next month, I want you to produce it.

I was born in the studio. I knew I loved music. I found my niche at, like, seven or eight. That's when I knew I wanted to rap.

Snow Tha Product was dope. She wanted me on a song, so I did it for her. I ain't charge her nothing.

Gunna was the second person I ever made a song with.

I've worked with incredible producers in the past, but when me and El-P got in a room, there was no way I was going to let off his head because not only was he one of the greatest producers I heard, he was one of the illest rappers I had ever heard.

My dream collaboration would be to work with Drake. Honestly, he's an amazing songwriter, and I feel like if we got the opportunity to do a song, it would be the most amazing thing to ever hit people's ears.

Oh man, I think Damian Lillard makes good music. He has bars.

I started by producing, and the rapping came second to that, because I wanted to fill out the beat.

I want to write just as much as Kanye may have for whomever Kanye has written for.