Quotes from Prodigy

You got to treat Mobb Deep different because our fan base is different. Our fan base is in the 'hood across the world.

I been going to the hospital since I was born, about 10 times a year, for about a week or two each time.

A sickle-cell attack would creep up slowly in my ankles, legs, arms, back, stomach, and chest. Sometimes my lips and tongue turned numb, and I knew I was going into a crisis.

Mobb Deep's music, we represent poverty. That's what made us. That's who made us. That's who brought us up.

Obama represents one-world government, a.k.a. Neocolonialism. Presidents don't change anything locally - they only deal with foreign policy.

When we signed to G-Unit, 50 made us sign the paper that says, 'You can't talk about nothing about me.' He makes everybody sign that.

When we first signed to Loud, we had a 20-song demo. So all of those songs we wanted to put on the album. But we started making new ones, and through process of elimination, we wanted all the new ones. We didn't like the old ones no more.

My family had a lot to do with 'My Infamous Life.' They were the inspiration behind me starting to write. I had an interesting family life dating way back, and they did a lot in their lifetime.

Intellectuals that read a lot of books might not have been interested in Mobb Deep before 'My Infamous Life,' but now they might go, 'Who are these guys?' and check us out.

That's probably the key to our success and our longevity, sticking to our formula and what we do best, the hardcore Mobb Deep sound, rather than chasing trains. But we're always experimenting with the art and the creativity of hip-hop.

Going to jail is beyond what anyone thinks it is.

The NYPD is just a branch of corruption connected to a giant, corrupt tree called the United States government.

When we were making 'Juvenile Hell,' we were listening to the Jungle Brothers, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Biz Markie, A Tribe Called Quest.

I can't front: I like Kanye.

I just love his creativity; that's what I'm talking about as far as being unique and creative and different. Kanye is doing it.

Once I started writing, I realized just how much I really enjoyed it. I was kinda good at it, so I kept at it.

Jive is a good label, but they're R&B'ed out.

Don't get 'Return of The Mac' confused as a solo album. That was just a mixtape.

'Dragon's Lair' was real ill.

There's a war going on outside no man is safe from. You can run but you can't hide forever.

You have to find a sound that reflects what our souls feel like inside, how our bodies actually feel. That's why we made our own beats. We couldn't find a producer who could give us the feeling to match our lyrics.

We gotta keep our sound alive, that dark hip-hop.

My kids know they can't make the same mistakes I've made. They've been through a lot with me always being on the road.

'Mortal Kombat' was an ill game. I would always be either Reptile or Scorpion. Those dudes were ill. We used to stay up all night playing.