Eric B.

“When you're around some of the greatest minds in boxing, and you don't take something from it, you're a fool. I would just sit and listen to Don King talk all day, and everyone would be like, 'He talks too much.' I would tell them, 'No, there's wisdom in these conversations.'”

“As a kid, you couldn't tell me I couldn't beat the world. I remember being young, stupid, and just wanting to fight everybody.”

“Everyone just has different things in their life they want to do. I wanted to clean up my bucket list, explore the world. Rap was our gateway into anything we wanted to do.”

“James Brown hated me until the day he died.”

“A guy like James Brown has walked the walk, talked the talk. I can't disrespect James Brown in any kind of way. In my household, the adults tell you where to get off at.”

“Mike Tyson and I came up together in the streets, and being around people like him, I learned what goes on behind the scenes.”

“When you make records, you gotta think about what's going to be happening at the concert.”

“I live in Vegas, and in my bedroom, the first thing you see is a turntable. I always stay sharp. I've been doing this since I was a kid, so it's nothing new.”

“It feels good to have a body of work that, 30 years later, people show up and say, 'Man, we appreciate you.'”

“Kids have this resistance to listening to adults and authority, period.”

“You might not be the greatest rapper or singer, but the businessman always outlasts the talent.”