Jahlil Okafor Quotes

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

I listen to unhealthy amount of Kanye. The Fugees. Also, 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.'

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

Adele's amazing, I think the world of her and her music and I think Tinie Tempah is cool. To work with someone like Kanye West would be awesome.

When I first met Big, we were both at a 'Bad Boy' family photo shoot. I was kind of familiar with the name Biggie Smalls, but I really wasn't that much into hip-hop at the time, so I really didn't know that was him. He said he didn't even know I was an artist on 'Bad Boy.'

I'm a fan of Rihanna. I have all her albums. I love her music; she's a great performer. We've both gone on to great things. It's all love.

I've been heavily, heavily tuned into the DJ Khaled album, 'Major Key,' which has some major, major plays on it, up and down the line.

The Monsters & Strangerz, I love them so much.

I would love to work with Drake. I think he's such a pop star, and he's dropping amazing songs.

There's hip-hop music in 'Power,' but the show is not about the hip-hop industry.

I like Macklemore.

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 guess I'm the guy from the Beastie Boys. I'm one of the guys from the Beastie Boys. I guess that's what I'll always identify myself as.

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

'Rainy Dayz' and 'Glaciers of Ice,' those two songs - I mean, I just love those songs.

I'm really excited about 'Love & Hip Hop.'

I love Pusha T and The Clipse.

I really want to work with Eminem. I know it will never happen, but I would love if he let me do a hook on one of his songs or he featured on one of my songs. It would be incredible. I've just always admired him since I was young.

All I can say is that I've had too many people in the hip-hop industry really like what I'm doing. I know where I'm coming from, and the album speaks for itself.

I really like Nicki Minaj. I think she's great.

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

When I put out my first mixtape, '50 Cent is the Future,' it was the first tape where an artist did the entire tape in song format.

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.

Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.