There is no music more powerful than hip-hop. No other music so purely demands an instant affirmative on such a global scale. When the beat drops, people nod their heads, “yes,” in the same way that they would in conversation with a loved one, a parent, professor, or minister.

When I can feel you breathing into me i, like a stone gargoyle atop some crumbling building, spring to life a resuscitated angel.

I'm very excited about the resurgence of vinyl which seems to parallel a growing interest in live performance.

I've always been inspired by a lot of work coming out of the UK

Hip-hop is too young to put a definition on it

this is her body this is her blood

I think it's a mistake where rap music is these days. It doesn't seem to be able to look out of the ghetto and that's ultimately unfortunate, because it defines our limitations.