Bigger doesn't mean better unless you really understand what bigger is.

My work throughout my life is always representative of the time we live in. It's all about keeping it in order and keeping it in gear.

People are so confused about race and hip-hop that people didn't even consider the Beastie Boys one of the greatest rap groups of all time because they were white.

They [US Administration] have exploited hip-hop and some of the culture around it - magazines, videos, etc. - to recruit people into the military. The Army says it will give out Hummers, platinum teeth, or whatever to those that actually join.

DJ culture always made us aware that the best records were going to come from the small shops

Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and when people start getting it confused, that means they need to sit down with some real people.

It ain't this big I, little You. Music is to be shared. Music is not a hustle. [Hip hop's become] cultural stripmining [by the major labels]. Some people get into this music to make a killing but music is a way to make a living.