People need to have the courage to be themselves.
— Xzibit
It seems like once you get on any kind of mass media's bad side, you are like free-range chicken. It's like open season on you.
It never gets old seeing somebody do something positive for somebody else.
Being broke and being in the street does not mean that you're keeping it real. I think that everybody that lives in a non-wealthy neighbourhood spends their time and energy trying to do everything they can to better their living standards. I'm no different.
I definitely have the love for music.
My fans deserve all the attention I can give them, but my son deserves his father.
It's one thing to be bitter about something, but it's another thing to recognise the growth and the change that you made.
When you glorify yourself to the point where you can't relate to a regular person, then you distort your expectations and your values.
I would never be a buffoon or an imbecile or a coon. I'm a strong brother that understands what I mean to this society, where I fit in this society, and how I can change this society.
Well, my father was a marine so you know how that is.
I work with the best.
If you know hip-hop, you're going to love and appreciate 'Napalm.'
These people dissing Dr. Dre, they need to get off their cell phones for about a week and come back to reality. They have no idea. Do what he did and then talk to me.
I got the U2 iPod.
Every day I get up is a high point.
The car culture is part of living in Detroit.
I love the music, I love who I am. So that is the driving force to make everything else work.
Whenever you have the opportunity to reach out in your community and educate kids and help give them a sense of belonging, you're doing something good.
I'm energetic.
I like big engines and cars with power.
I don't even know what 'keep it real' means. I mean, where you live doesn't make you real, you know what I'm saying? I take care of my family, my friends and I live in a nice house and whatnot but you never forget where you came from.
Don't ally yourself with people who don't help you succeed.
When you chop down a tree you can look at the rings and see what the tree's been through. That's what you can do when you listen to my records.
There was a time when I was making a lot of money and moving very fast. I didn't like who I was. I could tell by the company I was keeping.
I do things that I feel in my heart. I do things that I feel are right.
Music is my heart.
I'm not feeding my kid off movie roles so it's easy for me to say 'no' to things but it's important for me to have this presence and I know it's easy to stereotype and pigeonhole certain people that come from a certain genre but I can do more than a lot of people expect.
Dada has always been competitive and respected and I'm excited to design and promote a shoe that represents both of us so well.
I miss the willingness to go your own path and be original.
I'm old fashioned. I like the CD.
My first car I bought for $400 and it was a Subaru and it was shaped like a door wedge and it was confiscated by the police.
For me, hip-hop's not about the bling.
Look at the Prius. It's a nerd car. Yeah, you're being environmentally friendly, but your dating life is gonna suck.
I wish other people could be happy in what they do. The world would be a better place.
I'm just trying to put my feet into different characters and not play the stereotypical type thing, to let me grow as an actor.
I just do my thing regardless of whoever I'm with: Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop, whoever.
I don't have to, like, try to come out with pop music because I feel that that's gonna make me sell a lot more. I mean, I make the music I love to make and that's it.
There's so many other things that I can do with my time besides just worry about what the next man is doing, ya feel me?
Jail sucks all the way around.
If you go into the wild, you don't try to tickle the grizzly bears.
What I miss is a time when hip-hop music had integrity; there was some kind of message. Not in all the music, because it's not for that, but there was at least something that got through that had some content that was sensible and positive, not just hooky junk-food rap.
I did 'XXX: State of the Union' with Ice Cube because he and Samuel L. Jackson are some of favorite inspirations in life.
I've never been to prison. I've been to jail but never prison. I don't like being in holding tanks. I don't like being in shackles. I'm a smarter guy than that. I can figure something out to do better with my time.
I'm in a unique position in that my career in music is not over and I have other television things and ventures I can get into. So, it's like I can be very selective when it comes to movie roles.
We all get our breaks and our taste of entertainment in different ways.
As a creative, you want to see things elevate, not digress.
I have a very good support team and system behind me, and I have people who really understand the vision I have for stepping into the future.
Fame doesn't come overnight.
It's impossible to have a personal life when you're constantly travelling.
You only grow old when you stop playing.
