Juicy J Quotes & Sayings

I work on holidays. I work on birthdays. I work on New Year's. I work. I keep my ears to the streets. — Juicy J

People want to rap about having a good time. — Juicy J

Everything is going so great. I can't complain. — Juicy J

I just want people to hear me and my story. — Juicy J

I never stopped grinding. I never stopped hustling. I never stopped working. I just kept moving. It has nothing to do with the money or anything like that. It's just that I love music. — Juicy J

Music changes. Nothing stays the same. You just gotta be able to roll with the punches. When the music changes, it's not that you gotta change too - it's that you gotta be able to maintain and hold your ground. — Juicy J

If you look back, you get stuck in a year. I've seen rappers and singers get stuck in 2002 or 2005, and they can't get out. — Juicy J

I just keep my ear to the street. I haven't read any music books recently, because I figure I read everything I need to know back when I was 12, 13 years old. I know pretty much everything about record publishing, radio stations. The only thing that's changed is you gotta keep up with social media. It's free promotion. — Juicy J

I love Linkin Park; that's one of my favorite groups, that I went to all their concerts. I love those guys, man. They do, like, pop-rock, know what I'm saying? — Juicy J

Nas is one of my favorite rappers because you don't get any of that flashy stuntin'; you get the real, just raw bars. The way he tells stories and his vibe, I think we would make great music together. — Juicy J

I've never seen Madonna. I just grew up listening to her music - I want to see her. — Juicy J

I'm a producer/rapper, so I feel like I can do anything. I can do all kinds of music. I've done all kinds of music, and I'm good at it. — Juicy J

I rap about Memphis and what a dangerous spot that is. — Juicy J

Rap ain't out there for everybody; everybody can't be a rapper. Everybody can't be a singer; anybody can't just be a songwriter, but it may - there's some profession out there you can be in. — Juicy J

Nothing is going to stay the same; nothing's gonna sound like in 1952. There's some stuff that has some elements of back in the day, like back in the 90's, back in the 80's or whatever. Some elements, but it's not going to be the same, exactly, sounding. And I love it, I've seen the music change. I've seen the flow and the energy go from turned up to turned down to back to turned up. I like to try different stuff. I don't like to do the same old thing over and over again. I don't like to be repetitive, that gets on my nerves. — Juicy J

Some people can be president, some people can speak, some people, you know, anything that's positive, man - a dentist, a doctor. Just hang in there and never give up, and find out what is your talent. First you got to find your talent and just stick with your talent, and I guarantee you'll get there, man. — Juicy J

I'm still doing me. I try to come up with different concept for my shows, you gotta keep the people interested, but I'm still me. — Juicy J

I just make the music, and people have the say. When I'm making songs, I never call them hits. — Juicy J

When I come around people, I'm up to date on everything. I know all the new music that's coming out, all the stuff that ain't came out yet. — Juicy J

When I'm making songs, I never call them hits. I knew 'Bandz A Make Her Dance' was a good record, but I never knew it was gonna be a hit. — Juicy J

I want to be the president of Columbia Records, maybe C.E.O. - kind of like L.A. Reid. — Juicy J

Three 6 Mafia have been around for a long time; we've made a lot of music. Anybody's music can influence anybody. I've heard people say that our music has influenced such and such, and it could be true, and it could not. — Juicy J

Whatever you do, stay focused. Because any stuff is not going to last forever. Once you get a show at something, you gotta roll with it. You can't sit on your ass. You better keep working. You better stay motivated. — Juicy J

I'm a producer first, and I know music, so I can jump on any song, whether it's pop or urban, without changing me. Whatever I do, I'm gonna make it classic. — Juicy J

You gotta live life. You gotta enjoy life. I mean, I don't live on the edge. — Juicy J

I got a chance to meet Terrence Howard and hang out with him. — Juicy J

I'm just raising money. Dead presidents are my relatives. — Juicy J

I listen to all kinds of music. I love underground, new music that's popping. — Juicy J

I got a lot of film companies approaching me to write some songs for their films. — Juicy J

I come from nothing. When I got a chance to make some money, I was like, 'Man, I'm not ever going back.' — Juicy J

I don't have a hand in a lot of my own beats. I like all types of music and all types of beats though. — Juicy J

I don't live in the past or focus on making new songs sound like my old stuff; it would be stupid, and I don't think anyone would like it. — Juicy J

If you're broke, you don't want to rap about being broke; you gonna rap about hustling and getting that bread. — Juicy J

As one of the founders of Three 6 Mafia, I would like to see the group get back together, you know. But I am definitely thinking about it and would like to see it happen. — Juicy J

I love making music. I never stop. I want to keep it moving forward. I like to go into the studio and make hits. It makes me feel good. — Juicy J

I really wasn't planning on being a solo artist. — Juicy J

I used to love listening to Jazzy Jeff. — Juicy J

It's up to the parents to watch their kids and make sure their kids aren't doing any crazy drugs. I always blame the parents. When their kids are doing something crazy, I blame the parents. — Juicy J

Sometimes, I make 50 songs and pick out the best 10. I've been in the studio all day, all night, making the beat, writing the raps. You never know what's gonna be a hit. — Juicy J

I've got a lot of songs about having fun and partying, but it's a lot of work. — Juicy J

I'm starting the Juicy J Scholarship Foundation. I'm going to start doing a lot of different things trying to help out and give back. — Juicy J

It's hard for a person to try to keep his stuff together being nominated for something and then performing onstage. — Juicy J

Sometimes with artists, I want to hear a few things before I buy the whole album. — Juicy J

I kick it when I kick it, but I definitely take care of business. I make sure everything is tight, my finances are tight, my family is tight, my friends are perfect. — Juicy J

I'm never uncomfortable with anything I do. I never feel like I regret anything. I love music, you know? All kinds of music. — Juicy J

If a person's around me talking about '92, or 2005, I get away from them quickly. I don't want to be around anybody talking about the past. — Juicy J

Chris Brown is a star. He's a genius. Anybody should want to work with him. He makes hits. — Juicy J

Money is important, but I gotta like the song to play it. I won't just jump on anything because someone asked me to jump on it. I'm a musican. I love music. I gotta like it and feel comfortable with it. — Juicy J

For Black Music Month, I would definitely want to celebrate Isaac Hayes. — Juicy J

There's a lot of money in doing score music. You can get a chance to get nominated for an Oscar; I would love to get nominated again. — Juicy J

My life has changed for the better. It's just amazing. I have to catch myself sometimes. It's like a dream. It's a great thing. — Juicy J

What can I say? I'm just a relevant dude. It's just natural. My hunger's still there. I still keep my ear to the streets. I record every song like it's my last. I just love music. I'm blessed. — Juicy J

Just don't hate on anybody; just do what you, you know what I'm saying? Just do you. Just work at it, keep workin' at it. — Juicy J

I have a whole lot of songs. — Juicy J

I'm not old school, like, "Aw, man, I gotta do my music like I did in '98." I just go with the flow. I don't try to change anything. — Juicy J

I keep my ear to the streets - that's how I know music. I live, breathe, eat, and sleep music. That's it. Nothing else. — Juicy J

I want to meet Denzel Washington when I go to the Oscars. Every man wants to see Halle Berry in person. And, you know, Dolly Parton ... I wouldn't mind seeing Dolly Parton. She's from Tennessee, I'm from Tennessee. — Juicy J

Three-6 Mafia, we were always doing different kinds of things, and we like rock music, we like whatever - not saying they was rock, but they had a little rock-n-roll with some of their music, a little rock with it. — Juicy J

I always wanted to run a major label, and I feel like I got the skills to do that. The one thing about me is that I won't sit behind a desk the whole time - I'll go to the clubs and see what's hot. — Juicy J

It's not my business to raise anybody else's kids. Mom and Dad got to do all that. — Juicy J

I am one of those artists who knows where their money is. I pay my bills; I take care of my mama. I handle my business. I am a businessman. I go to meetings and take care of things, so it's a lot more than just partying and turning up. — Juicy J

They call me the trippy king. — Juicy J

I used to read music books when I was 13. My mom was working at a library. She's a librarian. I would get my mom to check out any kind of books that had anything to do with the music industry. I read a lot about royalities, publishing, marketing, stuff like that. — Juicy J

My name got kind of hot as a D.J. around town; on the north side of town, they had 'D.J. Juicy J.' That's what I called myself: 'The Notorious D.J. Juicy J.' — Juicy J

The only biography I read was about Al Bell, of Stax Records. I wanted to follow in the footsteps of Al Bell. — Juicy J

We all can't shine at the same time. — Juicy J

I don't advise kids to do what I do. I'm just doing me. I just smoke a little weed and do a little drink. — Juicy J

Justin Bieber is super talented. — Juicy J