B-Real

“You can do hip-hop no matter how old you are. It's about relating to people, and the older artists have something to teach, and that's relatable.”

“Anytime you want to stand up and be heard, you have to rise up and speak your mind. Say whatever you're feeling - the state of what our country is, the state of the world.”

“I think with that connection, that there's with the Hip Hop is a young man's game thing, it really isn't. It's for whoever and those who hold onto the passion for it and if you keep razor sharp.”

“We never say anything that's detrimental to anybody's well being.”

“We don't really do a lot of collaborations in Cypress. We keep it in house.”

“You know, I don't care what side you're on. You want your voice to count.”

“When Ricky Martin came in, even though it was kind of pop and dance, it caused an opportunity for the Latin rappers and singers alike for the record companies by showing that Latin artists are definitely marketable in this day and age.”

“I kept active in my way, which was mixtapes and my solo record and eventually Breal.TV, interacting with the fans and stuff like that.”

“I'll continue to make albums until my voice finally gives out.”

“Every President has a certain amount of things at the end of their Presidency that can't be reversed.”

“The Bay's always been good to us since Day 1. Early, early on it's just been a great place for us.”

“A celebrity is a person with the light and the opportunity to expand their own light in others. It's someone in a notable position that is celebrated, obviously.”

“They're the ones, the record companies and the record industry are the one who plays artists out like that. Well, 'You're above 30, you're above 40, done.' That is not true.”

“I don't have a dubstep library, so I asked fans to send me a list of songs they'd like me to spin. They sent me over like 500 songs. The ones that really caught my ear were the ones by Rusko and Mala and other artists.”

“You have your purists and you have people who want to go outside of what they think hip hop is. You've got to have people who aren't afraid to try different things.”

“We were no angels, but over the course of our career we never wanted to be disrespectful to women.”

“We built our reputation for live shows and we've kept ourselves busy enough to stay sharp.”

“If something's considered a hit - so be it. It's not something we go out of our way for, because when you do then it's real stiff.”

“Anytime we put out an album, we always do a lot of road work because in the early days we didn't have the luxury of having a lot of radio play.”

“Fronting Cypress has been my life and I would continue to do it. But fronting a group like Rage, that's a dream.”