"Get Rich or Die Tryin". That's the universal struggle. When I say it it might seem a bit negative but if a working class person says it it means they're determined.

Be prepared to do whatever you have to do. If you get put in a situation where your back is up against the wall let your gun go off.

At that age, it's one of the worse things in the world to wake up and not see your bike where you left it.

I believe people have a little more interest in reading what I'm saying or hearing me speak because they know I ain't gonna sugarcoat it. Because I give them the truth.

I've been in situations like in Tokyo where people sang my song word for word and then when the music stopped, they couldn't speak to me. I've seen the music break the language barrier.

You know how a person is made for something? Eminem is made for hip-hop. The best rapper is a white man.

Money definitely changes your lifestyle. But the things you go through makes who you are. Your experiences, they travel with you.