I can remember when I was just, like, about four years old in Compton, and my mother would have me stack 45s, stack about ten of them, and when one would finish, the next record would drop. It was like I was DJ'ing for the house, picking out certain songs and so this song would go after that song.

The race factor was just a minuscule part of what I was doing with Eminem. It was really about the music and how well we worked together.

I don't make records so I can sit down afterward and listen to them. I make them so other people can sit down and listen to them.

Everything in my life has been about sound and making music, so Beats represents just that - the improvement of sound and the dedication to everything I've been doing from the day I started.

It's always been difficult to make a good record.

I can't see myself ever spending hundreds of thousands on anything that doesn't come with a toilet.

My father is the oldest of seven boys.

One of the first people that believed in me, the first person to invest in my talent, me and this guy used to argue all the time in the studio, but at the end of the day, we both realized that we were after the same goal, and that was to make great music. And I'm talking about Eazy-E.

I believe in reincarnation, and I believe I've lived quite a few lives.

I had between 20 and 40 songs for 'Detox,' and I just couldn't feel it. Usually, I can hear the sequence of an album as I'm going, but I wasn't able to do that. I wasn't feeling it in my gut.

I'm always going to talent scout and try to find new artists to work with.

It's always been difficult to make a good record. To be perfectly honest with you, it's really about the person that's pushing the buttons. No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.

Mission accomplished, we didn't have any problems as far as violence goes.

Kendrick Lamar is the real deal. He's a real artist, and he's gonna be here for awhile because this guy is seriously talented.

I always loved the way music made me feel. I did sports at school and all, but when I got home, it was just music. Everybody in my neighborhood loved music. I could jump the back fence and be in the park where there were ghetto blasters everywhere.

Engineering and mixing are absolutely key. Once a song is done, for me personally, it's usually two or three days to get the mix down.

I have a high tolerance for pain - both physical and mental.

Everything that I do is for sound goals. It comes from my gut. When I'm sitting in the studio, a mix isn't done till I feel it in my gut.

Kids are the ultimate form of motivation. They're watching. They're mimicking. They're an extension of you. So you have to win.

The actual making of a record is the most exciting part of this business.

If you know anything about me and my history, you know I'm very particular about my projects.

In L.A., we listen to everything. If it's banging, it's banging - we don't care where it's from.

I just want people to hear the music the way it's suppose to sound, the way we meant for them to hear it. You sit in the studio all this time and make the music, tweak it, try to get it perfect. They should be able to hear it that way.

'Straight Outta Compton' is the album I'm least happy with. I threw it together in six weeks so we could have something to sell out of the trunk.