“This guy! I plead the fifth. This guy is nuts.” - Eminem “Dope questions, man. Very insightful, very thoughtful.” - Guru (Gang Starr) “You like a Psychiatrist or some shit? This shit is just coming out but go ahead.” - Mary J. Blige “Definitely a real interview! Digging deep up in there, man. Not afraid to ask questions!” - K-Ci Hailey (Jodeci) “The Wizard asked me for a copy of your magazine.” - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (Daft Punk) “You didn’t wear your glasses and you haven’t carried your hearing aid. What else is wrong with you?” - Bushwick Bill “Peace and blessing, Brother Harris. Thank you for inspiring my words. Keep ‘yo balance.” - Erykah Badu “Can I see that pen?” - Bobby Brown “What else do you want to know? Talk to me.” - Aaliyah” Hip HopArtistsRuthlessMusic BusinessReggaeRecord LabelsRap MusicBeyonceProducerHip Hop PhilosophyEminemDr DreIce CubeDestiny ChildGolden Age Of Hip HopNew York Hip Hop Author:Harris Rosen
“I've got an extra-specific story about Dr. Dre. I saw him when I was 9 years old in Compton - him and Tupac. They were shooting the second 'California Love' video. My pops had seen him and ran back to the house and got me, put me on his neck, and we stood there watching Dre and Pac in a Bentley.” YearsStoriesHouseSawsPopsVideoShootingCaliforniaRanExtrasNecksDrsPacsBentleyComptonDr Dre Author:Kendrick Lamar
“Me, myself, I'm not a star. I'm just a regular guy who has a great rap album and is the protégé of Dr. Dre. But I'm the most down-to-earth guy.” EarthGuyStarsAlbumsRapDrsDown To EarthDr Dre Author:Jayceon Terrell Taylor
“As a matter of fact it wasn't until after BIG passed and stupid rumors went around that I had something to do with it, and it's like I'm not a killer man , I'm a musician, I'm a DJ we got like a different heart. Ya know back then when rappin' was fun, and we could immolate being gangstas; ya know Dr. Dre made the hardest gangsta rap records in the world, that didn't necessarily make him a gangsta. It was all like ya know : character, we were all in character.” KnowsMenWorldHeartMadeDifferentMatterCharacterFactsBigsFunRecordsStupidMusicianRapHardestKillersDrsRumorMatter Of FactDjsGangstaGangsta RapDr Dre Author:DJ Quik
“I can say is if anyone gets a chance to work with [Dr.]Dre, it's a moment you will always take with you throughout your career. And as of right now, the Compton album is the only thing to talk about.” IfsI CanMomentsChanceCareersRight NowAlbumsDrsComptonDr Dre Author:Kendrick Lamar
“I didn't get into Tupac [Shakur] until a little later, once I started understanding rap and people's stories. Eminem was the first rapper that I actually started dissecting the lyrics, and once I got attached to his stories, then I started listening to Dr. Dre, then Snoop 'cause they were all under one camp.” PeopleFirstsLittlesStoriesCausesUnderstandingListeningRapCampsRapperDrsDissectingDr Dre Author:Tyga
“I remember the first thing I did when I found out I was illegal was to get rid of my thick Filipino accent. I figured that I had to talk white and talk black at the same time, like Charlie Rose and Dr. Dre. If I can talk white and black then no one is ever going to think that I'm "illegal."” IfsThinkingFirstsI CanRememberFoundBlackWhiteRoseIllegalThickAccentsDrsCharlieFilipinoDr Dre Author:Jose Antonio Vargas
“There's people who I admire like... Dr. Dre, Puff Daddy, Master P, people who built their stuff and are still going.” PeopleStillsStuffMastersBuiltAdmireDrsDaddyPuffDr Dre Author:Wiz Khalifa
“What came first I would say was the producing. I was a huge fan of Pharrell Williams and around that era, when I was in high school, the producers started getting recognition for all the dope beats: Dr. Dre, Timbaland, and all these dope producers.I also started rapping. I wanted to be Eminem, and that's why I still have those qualities in my music, and that's why I'm able to be so versatile - sing, rap whatever. But really my number one thing is singing.” FirstsStillsAbleWantedSchoolNumbersQualityOne ThingFansHugeBeatsSingingHigh SchoolRapProducersRecognitionErasDrsDopeVersatileDr Dre Author:Kevin McCall
“I knew Snoop Dog didn't start misogyny. I knew that Tupac Shakur didn't start sexism, and God knows that Dr. Dre didn't start patriarchy. Yet they extended it in vicious form within their own communities. They made vulnerable people more vulnerable.” PeopleKnowsMadeFormCommunityDogVulnerableSexismMisogynyDrsPatriarchyViciousGod KnowsDr DreSnoop Dog Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“I wanted to make something that reminded people of the way albums used to feel. I wanted something as good as the stuff put out by the Bomb Squad, or Dr. Dre and his production crew, or 'A Tribe Called Quest.' I miss albums like those.” PeopleWayFeelsWantedUsedStuffMissingAlbumsProductionsBombsQuestsDrsCrewTribesSquadDr DreTribe Called Quest Author:Busta Rhymes
“The only thing that I'm scared of is not livin' up to the expectations of Dr. Dre and Eminem.” ExpectationsScaredDrsDr Dre Author:Curtis Jackson
“I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of these loops and see what you come up with'.” ThinkingGivingLittlesSaidNextMetsLet MeCome UpAlbumsDrsLoopsDr Dre Author:Burt Bacharach