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“When you're on top, you're going to get flack for anything.”
“Miley Cyrus is the new Madonna.”
“It's important to show the new generation that soundtracks can be just as exciting as traditional albums if put in the hands of the right curator.”
“I don't put myself in any box or say that I can't work on any kind of music. I'm not just a producer that only makes urban music.”
“I did 'We Can't Stop' for Rihanna, but it never worked. Every time I would play 'We Can't Stop' I was like 'this is the new 'Party in the U.S.A.'' I was like OK if I keep saying this is the new 'Party in the U.S.A.,' why don't I go to the girl who did 'Party in the U.S.A.?'”
“Sometimes I feel like I represent for the misunderstood.”
“I didn't have no college friends. All the artists the college folks were listening to were my homies. I was leaving class, literally, to record with them.”
“If you're a super-producer, you can produce whatever you want to produce. That's where I'm at.”
“I'm looking at EarDrummers like a boutique label, like an Interscope or a Def Jam.”
“Me and Future, we did 'Dirty Sprite,' 'Ain't No Way Around It,' 'Turn on the Lights.' Every time we record, we're setting bars.”
“A lot of people slept on Rae Sremmurd.”
“In 2011, a lot of people didn't even know I did 'Tupac Back.'”
“If I tell you purple look good on you, and you ain't never wore purple, your favorite colors are red and green, and you're like, No man, these my colors. You won't know purple is your color until you try it on.”
“I like to listen to the Police, Sting, Queen, Pet Shop Boys.”
“Whoever has a next-level ear needs to be an Eardrummer.”
“I really believed in 2 Chainz, I really believed in Future, and I was going to the studio with them every single day.”
“Tupac Back' was the first single I had, but prior to that I already had 20-something songs in the street.”
“That's the most important part of all the music I produce: making sure the artist is bringing themselves out in the music.”
“I've just got to keep a balanced head and stay focused.”
“I'm creative so I'm always gonna create.”