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I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol.

I worked with Ice-T, Ice Cube, and Tupac! But Tupac was the sweetest man in the world. That whole thug thing was an act - it was silly and dumb. He was a complete gentleman and one of the kindest men I've ever met.

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.

As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.

Gucci is a rapper that doesn't try and be anything he's not - he's straight up. Yeah, maybe it's ironic and all, but I'm just a fan and have been one since day one. Gucci Mane is the cool uncle I never had, even though I'm sure I'm probably older than him.

When I was about nine, I went to school with a toothbrush in my mouth. I saw Method Man do it in a video.

I grew up with bubble-gum rap. Seriously, in 2003, 2004, it was Chingy 'Right Thurr.'

I'm a fan of hip-hop. I'm a fan of rap, so anything new that's happening, I'm hip to it.

I always heard 50 Cent, Da Brat, Lil' Kim, all that in the house. My mom's playing them - 50 Cent, Kanye West.

I really like Damian Lillard, I like Iman Shumpert's raps, Stephen Jackson, Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant. Those are my favorite ones. I like Lonzo Ball, don't know about him as a rapper yet, but I know he's cool.

I loved Lil Wayne growing up; he was like the king when I was growing up. I remember 'Fireman.' That was one of my favorite songs.

I don't know how the rap game is, because I'm a fan of reality, and the rap game's entertainment.

The godfather of rap, that is what I am known as, and the king of party records, the records I do.

Whether you like him or not, hip hop needs Drake.

I appreciate Drake's music, I appreciate Future's music, I appreciate Lil Durk's music. I appreciate Uzi, Meek Mill, I appreciate Migos.

I listen to Migos. I listen to Drake a lot. Also 21 Savage, Kodak Black, XXXTentacion.

I am a huge Eminem fan and find it flattering that he would rap about me. Personally, I'm honored.

What's up, gangstas? It's the M-I-Double-Tizzle.

This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry.

With so much drama in the L-B-C, It's kinda hard bein Snoop D-O-double-G

We culture. Rap is the new rock 'n roll. We the rockstars. It's been like that for a minute, Hedi Slimane!

50 is Eminem's favourite rapper... I'm my favourite rapper.

You may be talented but you're not Kanye West.

SK La'Flare's a legend. It was me, him and Vince, and Frank would come through sometimes and s - - and he was, like, fully rapping. N - - s was on it.

'The Outer Limits' was one of those shows I grew up watching - that and The 'Twilight Zone.'