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

Being positive is like going up a mountain. Being negative is like sliding down a hill. A lot of times, people want to take the easy way out, because it's basically what they've understood throughout their lives.

Young people are having a hard time with what's reality and what's fantasy these days...We created discussion. It wasn't to create controversy for sale's sake, but rather it was my obligation to use the medium for discussion. Nobody's discussing the grown-up topics; they are faking and fronting.

People aren't going to support an artist just because they have an audio file. They have to feel a real connection.

If you empty, you can be filled up with anything. It could be water or it could be gasoline.

Every time something tries to create respect with a machine it crumbles!

Hip-hop is a part of rock & roll because it comes from DJ culture. DJ culture is the embodiment of all genres and all recorded music, if you actually pay attention to it.