"Kanye West plunged into his back catalog, and re-flipped one of the first sample sources he ever blessed with the Midas touch. So, when 'Tell Your Friends' comes on at the club, and that feeling of musical déjà vu starts to creep in, you'll know that it's because years ago, Soul Dog caught the ears of hip-hop producers."
—Complex Magazine
"Not too much manipulation was done—the Soul Dog sample was too perfect!"
—Bella Boo
"I never leave the funk, I never leave the soul. The soul is in it, it can't go anywhere, and I can't go nowhere."
—Carl Marshall a.k.a. Soul Dog (interview with Jefferson Blues Magazine)