Musician

I just feel I've got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what's real when it comes to AIDS.

Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.

Who gave it that title, gangsta rap? It's reality rap. It's about what's really going on.

I'm not a registered Republican or Democrat. I don't even vote.

Compton is my city.

I put Compton on the map.

What the cops did to Rodney King was wrong, and the officers who beat him should be sent straight to prison.

I'll let the people decide what they think is good taste.

I bet there ain't anybody in South Africa wearing a button saying 'Free Compton' or 'California.' They don't give a damn about us, so why should we give a damn about them?

We're not into politics at all. We're just saying what other people are afraid to say.

If we could, we'd change a lot of things. But the only thing that's going to really change things is money and time. And time might just make it worse, too.

I don't want to be in somebody else's movie, and then they make all the money. I've gotten offers to do the movies, but I won't sell myself short and be in somebody else's movie, like 'Boyz N the Hood.' I don't think I woulda done that.

The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.

Cussing ain't for everybody.

The black police in Compton are worse than the white police.

People where we come from hear so many lies that the truth stands out like a sore thumb.

What we're showing may not be your reality, but it's ours.

Movies don't make people act a fool. People act a fool because they want to act a fool.

I go to correctional facilities and talk to kids there. They have little kids in there who are, like, 12 years old, stealing cars and stuff like that.

We're not making records for the fun of it; we're in it to make money.