The D.O.C

If you are spiritual and faithful about your situation, you'll make it through it. And my life is a testimony to that.

— The D.O.C

There's a synergy with Dre and me.

— The D.O.C

When I was young, I had a beautiful singing voice.

— The D.O.C

When I first got to Los Angeles, hip-hop music was a scary thing not only to white America but to middle-class black…

— The D.O.C

In the hip-hop world, Eazy-E was the personification of evil. He paid my hospital bill, about $60,000, but he made me pay…

— The D.O.C

When 'G' Thang' was created, I was living in Agoura Hills, and Snoop and Warren G were living with me.

— The D.O.C

That was my first real connection with Dre - that we both liked to drink.

— The D.O.C

Snoop Dogg has always held me up. He's always held me above the fray, and that keeps me relevant. Wherever he goes,…

— The D.O.C

Black people have been marginalized and kept away from the economics of this country. I think people are starting to understand that…

— The D.O.C

I didn't come from the West Coast experience, I came from Dallas and I was an introvert and a nerd.

— The D.O.C

I don't have the need to be the greatest of all-time anymore, 'cause I'm just a speck of the greatest energy to…

— The D.O.C

If there's one thing that I have in this business, it's respect.

— The D.O.C

Racism is just the symptom, but the fight is economic.

— The D.O.C

Music is about depth. Music is about harmony. Music is about notes and tones.

— The D.O.C

I never really felt apprehensive because of my voice because after a while I'd gotten used to it, so I figured it…

— The D.O.C

I am a blessed individual.

— The D.O.C

When you write for somebody else, you've got to write from their standpoint. You can't really write from your own point of…

— The D.O.C

You have to understand what it is you want, create a plan for what you want, and don't allow them to give…

— The D.O.C

Dre is one of those guys that doesn't mind fighting at the drop of a hat.

— The D.O.C

When I wrote for Eazy, I wrote for the character. Everybody knew Eazy loved girls, so I would make him funny, even…

— The D.O.C

When Dre and I started making the 'Straight Outta Compton' record, every day on our way to the studio, we would listen…

— The D.O.C

I don't like to toot my own horn, but 'toot-toot.' I'm a lyricist f'real.

— The D.O.C

The only thing wrong with my voice is the way it sounds.

— The D.O.C

People can't learn from mistakes if they don't see them.

— The D.O.C

Gangsta to me is the Black Panther Party.

— The D.O.C