Mannie Fresh

B.G. was just like his lyrics.

— Mannie Fresh

I always got ideas.

— Mannie Fresh

I'm too old to be making dis songs.

— Mannie Fresh

I love to have fun when I do a song.

— Mannie Fresh

My dad is my biggest fan.

— Mannie Fresh

We recorded 'Chopper City in the Ghetto' in a house that we was living in.

— Mannie Fresh

I don't bash Cash Money, Birdman, or none of them.

— Mannie Fresh

If you do street music, do it. So be it. That's not me.

— Mannie Fresh

I can see how paperwork and foolishness can destroy something.

— Mannie Fresh

I'm doing bass trap; I'm doing EDM songs.

— Mannie Fresh

New Orleans just embraces people who love music.

— Mannie Fresh

If you know Down South production, Roland 808 is in almost everything.

— Mannie Fresh

I knew Kanye way before he was signed.

— Mannie Fresh

All throughout Cash Money, I never abandoned the SP 1200. At the end of the day, I still use my SP 1200…

— Mannie Fresh

When a lot of people are calling it a night at 2 A.M., New Orleans is coming alive.

— Mannie Fresh

There are so many talented people that are on G.O.O.D. Music that it's nuts.

— Mannie Fresh

I thank God I've never burned no bridges with nobody, and when it's time for me to call in my favors, they're…

— Mannie Fresh

B.I.G. was like the Alfred Hitchcock of rap. Like, this dude's story form was so nuts.

— Mannie Fresh

I see how attorneys are, and nobody is really on your side. It's about money. The attorney is not chasing after your…

— Mannie Fresh

The whole '400 Degreez' album was inspired by what Outkast was doing, Organized Noize. That was what I was listening to around…

— Mannie Fresh

We still have money issues. We will always have them as long as Cash Money is selling anything that has Mannie Fresh…

— Mannie Fresh

When a movie based on a book comes out, people always say that the book is always better than the movie. So…

— Mannie Fresh

By the age of 17, Wayne was confident. He knew, 'This is what I am. I'm an MC.' You had Missy Elliott…

— Mannie Fresh

To have Run-DMC acknowledge you, something like that, you're like, 'Oh, I'm that dude.' To have Jay-Z do a verse, you that…

— Mannie Fresh

I've had some bad business lessons and learned some things. It's not always about going platinum. So long as I know who…

— Mannie Fresh

With Hurricane Katrina and all that kind of stuff happening, you needed somebody to rally for your city, to tell that story.…

— Mannie Fresh

'Solja Rag' was designed for Juvenile. It wasn't one of them beats where I was gonna chop it and see who I…

— Mannie Fresh

Hey, you gotta love a gangsta girl. Even the suburban and preppy girls wanna be gangsta girls. That's the whole gimmick to…

— Mannie Fresh

With Dr. Dre, he's a perfectionist. A lot of people ask why 'Detox' is taking so long. It's because Dre is somebody…

— Mannie Fresh

You had Cash Money: that was just the flashy dudes. Like I said, you had different genres of rap, and we were…

— Mannie Fresh

The single 'Tha Block Is Hot' was a song that was true to life.

— Mannie Fresh

Kanye inspires me through his work ethic and his approach.

— Mannie Fresh

'Macbeth' is one of those books that demand all of your attention.

— Mannie Fresh

If you stay around good people, then they'll look out for you.

— Mannie Fresh

'Hood Rich' was super important to Cash Money.

— Mannie Fresh

Money makes everybody evil when you think about it.

— Mannie Fresh

'Chopper City in the Ghetto' - a lot of it was B.G.'s real story.

— Mannie Fresh

I'm from the '80s, man. I got ideas; that's what we do.

— Mannie Fresh

I think I have automobile skills and musical background.

— Mannie Fresh

Even before anybody liked the 808, Mannie Fresh was on the 808.

— Mannie Fresh