Quotes from Doug E. Fresh

My sons are coming out with music. Square Off, they're called.

I'm always trying to come up with something new and unique. I do a beatbox with a harmonica.

Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change.

There's nothing more special than talking in your community, and using your celebrity to uplift people and help them.

I told my father to stop smoking around the age of two or three years old and he stopped smoking. So the relationship between the kid and the parent is very powerful, and if you give the kid the right information, it can be very useful to the family.

I'm forever learning and that's why I'm always able to create new styles and new dimensions of hip-hop.

I think the rebuilding of the city has to start with the spirit first. So the music, the vibe, the connection spiritually with the artists. Everybody out here is the main key. A lot of people are still in a lot of tough situations. My heart still goes out to the people of New Orleans.

I always say, 'Man, the Creator is preparing me for something. He's keeping the sun on me for some reason. He's keeping me aligned with that generation.' Because I genuinely love people, I love hip-hop, and I love using it as a tool to communicate and to create a better vibration.

I always say, 'Man, the Creator is preparing me for something. He's keeping the sun on me for some reason. He's keeping me aligned with that generation.' Because I genuinely love people, I love hip-hop, and I love using it as a tool to communicate and to create a better vibration. Life is short. I guess I'm lined up for a reason.