I Have Such Respect For The Art

I Look At The Deejay Thing As A Tier Thing. If I'm Not Going To Compete On That Level, I'm Just Going To Do It As A Hobby.

So I Think Hip-hop Is Moving And Is Going To Continue To Move In The Direction Of Rappers Just Being Honest With Themselves, Whether You're Talking About Common And Mos Def Or Nas And 50 Cent.

It’s Very Seductive To Focus On What You Don’t Like As Opposed To Celebrating All That It Is That You Do.

My Musical Influence Is Really From My Father. He Was A Dj In College. My Parents Met At New York University. So He Listened To, You Know, Motown, And He Listened To Bob Dylan. He Listened To Grateful Dead And Rolling Stones, But He Also Listened To Reggae Music. And He Collected Vinyl.

But There's So Many Things In Life Like Women, Like Children, Like God And Family That Transcends The World Of Hip-hop.