I Look At The Deejay Thing As

Once You're Signed To A Label You Compromise.

War Is Not Civilized.

Even An Independent Label Is Looking For A Hit, They're Not Looking For A Record That's Not Gonna Do Well.

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.

People Consider Black Star A Great Album, And I Think It's A Classic Album. But The Fact Is, Both Me And Mos Def Have Made Better Albums Since Black Star.