Obie Trice quotes:

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  • Detroit is right now a new Mecca for Hip Hop.

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

  • Yeah I grew up on the Westside of Detroit.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • I want to get off with the screenwriting.

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

  • Downloading songs is not good.

  • 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.

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

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

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