Do you see how Jerry Heller made it work? That is how he combined what we did to make the rap music into mass music. That's exactly how it happened. Michel'le More Quotes by Michel'le More Quotes From Michel'le I had to survive a lot. I didn't premeditate my life. Life just happened as it did. And I had to figure it out as I went along. Michel'le happened figures It felt like love to me. It embraced me. I accepted it and thought, "Well, this is how [Dre] loves." I got that from my mother and from my grandmother, who were abused. Michel'le like-love accepted mother I call his ['Straight Outta Compton'] story a Disneyland because it's an illusion. It is how he wanted it to be remembered, so that is how he portrayed it. And he had every right to do that. As did I. Michel'le compton illusion stories Then instead of introducing Dre as the guy from N.W.A., Jerry Heller would say Dre was my producer! Dre would come to my interviews with me - he'd come to all these places that would never have had the guy from N.W.A. Wasn't it genius? Michel'le interviews genius guy Rap was forbidden with the people who were interviewing us and the shows that I was getting [booked on], and I had kind of crossed over. So Jerry [Heller, who managed N.W.A.] would tell me, 'Do not say you're a rapper, always say you're R&B.' Michel'le rap kind people I'm not all dolled up. We tried to keep it as real as we could. We're telling you something that happened. It's a part of history. I hope this movie [ 'Surviving Compton'] gives you a little bit of me and of my music and my heart. Michel'le real heart giving I'm grateful. But Dre could not have done it without me. And I could not have done it without them. Michel'le grateful done When I met Dre, N.W.A. didn't exist, nor did Michel'le. And I think we had a chemistry. When started working on my stuff, we created something that was phenomenal. Michel'le chemistry stuff thinking The beatings, the beatings were so normal to me. The abuse was just routine. I didn't wake up the next day and say, 'Dre, why did you hit me?' We never talked about it the next day. Never. Michel'le next-day routine abuse My most important title is still “mom-in-chief. Michel'le titles mom important We have this window of opportunity; we have a chance to make something real happen. Something possible happen, to live beyond our fear, think about that, and help us. Help lift us up, help us fight this fight to change, - transform - this country in a fundamental way. This chance won't come around again. Michel'le fighting real country Someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more. Michel'le pie giving-up giving For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback. Michel'le adults proud country There is still a lot of hard work that we as a country need to do. They can't look to any one individual, whether it's Barack or it's the next new hope that's going to appear to be that savior. Michel'le hard-work country needs For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country ... not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change,” she said. “I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction and just not feeling so alone in my frustration and disappointment. Michel'le disappointment country moving In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much,” she said. “See, that’s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service. Michel'le law jobs country It's one of many ways that Barack shows me and the girls how special we are. And that's the thing that touches me about him. I don't care what's on his plate. I don't care what he's struggling with. When he steps off that elevator into our residence he is Barack and dad. And there's just those little things that you do that remind you, that you know, I still got ya. Michel'le dad girl struggle For the First Time in My Adult Lifetime, I'm Really Proud of My Country Michel'le adults proud country No one country can confront them alone…the only way forward is together. Michel'le way-forward together country What I notice about men, all men, is that their order is me, my family, God is in there somewhere, but me is first. Michel'le men order firsts
