Chance Quote by Little Simz

I got started as a producer first, but really, I feel my beats had more life than anyone could rap on them.

— Smokepurpp

I really didn't even pick producers. I just picked beats, except for Dre - he's the only producer I knew I wanted to work…

— Nate Dogg

I used to have sort of mixed feelings about a producer whose only skills seemed to be going into the studio, schmoozing the artists…

— Todd Rundgren

As a producer, you really have - you're able to hand-pick all the talent that you want to be surrounded with.

— Hilary Swank

I don't usually collab with producers, because I don't need to. I never have, because I don't want to break my style of how…

— DJ Premier

One of the reasons I know how to handle my business is because I know can't rely on rap.

— YG

I've never worked hands-on with a producer. I've been on my own writing, just taking beats and doing what I have to do. I've…

— Tink

Most people when they rap usually have their homies in the studio who rap with 'em, but they homies don't usually be producers.

— Tay Keith

Making a record is an intimate experience. A good producer can get things out of you that you can't get out of yourself.

— Rob Halford

You have to come in on a professional level to make it, otherwise you just can't get into rap.

— Ice T

When I was first introduced to the music business, I learned how to make beats. All my friends rapped, but nobody made beats. So…

— Kid Ink

Even if I did work with a big producer, you try not to do the same kind of records as everybody else.

— Chamillionaire