Too many times, people are hearing the story from the second floor. Nobody's heard the story from the basement.

The first rap record came out in '79, but hip-hop began in '69.

A lot of journalists say, "Tell us about the '80s." Nobody wants to know about the '70s!

That diversity of production styles and diversity of lyrical structure - I miss that.

I needed to be able to hear the mix before you do - that's when I came up with the "peek-a-boo" system.

I was reckless with records. I would pull them out by my fingertips. I would put my hands all over them.

Hip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood.