You've rarely got an artist that's not being chauffeured into the business by some huge-ass names.

There needs to be someone who can lead you in the right direction.

Man, I would demand that artist come to the table with better variety. I would demand that musicians know music history, not just Hip-Hop, so that we could understand. The better your 'listening ear' is, the better your music will be.

You feel pressured to do what you think the public wants, when in actuality the sales aren't reflecting what the radio is doing. Not in the least bit!

The battle thing is very important in hip-hop, but at the same time, I want to sit down and have a beer and listen to Rakim.

New York City gritty committee pity the fool that act shitty in the midst of the calm, the witty.

When new artists come out and they're not being cosigned or some company doesn't have a stake in it, or someone's not getting paid under the table to produce the whole record or bring it to video, the artist really suffers.