I always followed my heart and if my heart said I gotta pack up and go, I'm gone. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I've always cared about how certain songs fade into other ones and which songs should follow others. I studied that as a… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I've been sequencing all of my albums, from any Gang Starr stuff to Jeru to Group Home, all of it. I pay… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Guru always titled the Gang Starr albums. But once it came to 'Hard to Earn,' he wanted me to title it. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Guru had such a different voice from most people. Plus he had a Boston accent! So, I always made sure the beats… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I would always have turntable elements in my records even if it was just one scratch. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Jay Z and Biggie and Nas always listened to my direction. They listened and they applied it and I also listened to… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
That's the thing with social media: it's a gift and a curse. It's cool on one level, but it's also bad. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
My crew used to listen to 'Taking It to the Top' by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
All of our other albums were consecutive year after year: 'No More Mr. Nice Guy,' 'Step in the Arena,' 'Daily Operation,' 'Hard to Earn.'… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Jazz came from the streets, hip-hop came from the streets. It's just a different language. It's all borne out of hard times, struggle, and… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
A lot of Friday nights, Guru and I would go kick it with Biggie, since he was just three blocks down from us. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
All my idols have been in the studio with me, because they wanted to be there. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
DWYCK' was only intended to be a B-side of 'Take It Personal,' because we had done a record with Nice & Smooth for their… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Guru's family gave me a piece of his ashes. I saw the gold box of ashes that his father had when we had the… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I always followed my heart and if my heart said I gotta pack up and go, I'm gone. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Every now and then there might be a beat someone turned down that I have as an unused beat. But everything that predominantly matches… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
