I think I learned the most from Eminem because I spent the most time with him in the studio. Going to L.A. with Dre was a learning experience, just seeing how the dude works and being up-close and personal with a dude whose music I appreciated growing up.

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

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

Downloading songs is not good.

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

My mother, she smiles when I come around now. My daughter's eatin' decent meals and she's in private school. She's 4 years old. She started school. It's a beautiful thing.

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