Obie Trice Quotes (32 Quotes)

I'm working on my new album right now. Hopefully to get that out at the top of 2005, January 2005.

I get the music, I get the beats. And I go to the studios and write the lyrics.

But working with Dre, I grew up with his music, so I'm still like more a fan.

Detroit is right now a new Mecca for Hip Hop.

I wanna talk to the black men in here, you know what I mean Black men in here that are coming up in the hood, coming up in the struggle We're killing each other, dawg. You feel me You know And it's about nothing, it's about nothing. Nothing.

But since I am in the music industry, I don't want anyone to download music, not on September 9th.

I don't want to be an actor or nothing but if I have to, I'll act if it's the right thing.

You know, I'm the 1st black solo MC from Detroit. I didn't do the 50 Cent sales but hey... I got a long career, I'm still young and I'm trying to bring really good music.

Yeah I grew up on the Westside of Detroit.

I don't actually sit down and write, but I just have a lot of different ideas about films and making movies.

Where's Eminem, when is Em coming out, Em this, Em that, 50 this, 50 that... What about Obie?

Downloading songs is not good.

I think it need realness, you should speak on thing that you know about, that you being from, that you experienced or that you been around, you know. I think you need a good hook, good beats and good lyrics.

Let's say I was a plumber, or I worked at a factory, I would download music, you feel what I'm saying?

Eminem is more like a friend. And I'm also a fan on Eminem.

I just don't want to be rapping forever. I love it, but sometimes you got goals for yourself.

I want to talk to the black men living in the hood. ... We're killing each other, and it's about nothing.

I want to talk to the black men in here that's coming up in the hood, coming up in the struggle.

Working with 50 Cent was great, you know what Im saying? It was just great to work with 50 Cent.

I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit.

The Anger Management Tour was another beautiful thing. I loved that tour.

I was about 11 when my mother brought me this karaoke machine and I was really into it back then, but about 4 or 5 years ago is when I started printing up my own music, going to the studio and doing my own thing.

I'm just going to do me; I'm not trying to do the Eminem thing, the D12 thing or the 50 thing.

I just do what I'm here for and that's to make that music.

I want to get off with the screenwriting.

7 Mile is like an Ave. Back in the days it was poppin' in the summer time.

I would love to get with somebody who knows the fundamentals of making the movie, then get my money up and start getting into that.

I got a, you know, I stay in a little suburb, nice little like uh condo a little crib, know what Im saying Got a couple dollars now.

Beef is beef, you know. Beef comes, so Beef is real.

I would say old school cats like Redman and Wu-tang. My style is my style, those are just cats that I liked.

Well, Eminem, you know, I know him longer. Ive been signed to his label since 2001 and he's a good friend.

At the time I wasn't really familiar with Caucasians and he got me up out of that 'cause they regular people just like everybody else.