--- title: "3 Brooklyn Quotes By El-P" description: "3 Brooklyn quotes by El-P. Plus more from El-P and more Brooklyn sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b89/el-p-2359_brooklyn_if-there-s-any-credence-to-the-guy-who-w_1201784.jpg" --- > [If there's any credence to the guy who wrote 'Drones Over Blkyn' a year before drones were flying over Brooklyn, then listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/if-there-s-any-credence-to-the-guy-who-wrote-drones-over-blkyn-a-year/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b89/el-p-2359_brooklyn_if-there-s-any-credence-to-the-guy-who-w_1201784.jpg) > [If you live in a crowded area of Brooklyn or Manhattan, having a car is a hindrance. It doesn't even make sense.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/if-you-live-in-a-crowded-area-of-brooklyn-or-manhattan-having-a-car/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/el-p-2359_brooklyn_if-you-live-in-a-crowded-area-of-brookly_2507675.png) > [My relationship to Brooklyn is probably the relationship that any 40-year-old man has to his hometown, which is that this is where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/my-relationship-to-brooklyn-is-probably-the-relationship-that-any-40/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/el-p-2359_brooklyn_my-relationship-to-brooklyn-is-probably_2885480.jpg) ## Other authors on Brooklyn - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-betty-smith-17613.jpg) Betty Smith 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brooklyn/betty-smith/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jacqueline-woodson-45754.jpg) Jacqueline Woodson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brooklyn/jacqueline-woodson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-theophilus-london-90113.jpg) Theophilus London 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brooklyn/theophilus-london/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brooklyn/donald-trump/) ## More by El-P > [I'm not mad at digital media at all; I just see the importance and beauty of physical media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-m-not-mad-at-digital-media-at-all-i-just-see-the-importance-and/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [Standing up for what you believe is right, as well as standing up for what you believe is funny, standing up for what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/standing-up-for-what-you-believe-is-right-as-well-as-standing-up-for/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [For me, growing up in hip-hop culture, it's all about having the next style, the new fashion, the new way to express yourself, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/for-me-growing-up-in-hip-hop-culture-it-s-all-about-having-the-next/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I definitely grew up on Garfield. I just loved his pessimism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-definitely-grew-up-on-garfield-i-just-loved-his-pessimism/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [Most people aren't happy about being consistent and staying at the same place for years. People want forward progress and motion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/most-people-aren-t-happy-about-being-consistent-and-staying-at-the/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [Any issue and any problem, no matter what height you look at it from, no matter how much you extend past the first fractal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/any-issue-and-any-problem-no-matter-what-height-you-look-at-it-from/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I really don't believe in going too far out of your way to hunt down somebody to do a song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-really-don-t-believe-in-going-too-far-out-of-your-way-to-hunt-down/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [The last Company Flow reunion show in New York City was pretty insane. Everybody knew all the words to every song; everybody had smiles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/the-last-company-flow-reunion-show-in-new-york-city-was-pretty-insane/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [At a young age, I really wanted to make music and make my own sort of thing. I'm sure if it wasn't music, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/at-a-young-age-i-really-wanted-to-make-music-and-make-my-own-sort-of/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [One of the reasons why I thought it was a good decision to put Def Jux on hold is that it's a hell of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/one-of-the-reasons-why-i-thought-it-was-a-good-decision-to-put-def/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I am trying to change hip-hop music because I do feel there are places people can go with production and the structure of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-am-trying-to-change-hip-hop-music-because-i-do-feel-there-are/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I'm not really one of these people who's been known for particularly hopeful sentiments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-m-not-really-one-of-these-people-who-s-been-known-for-particularly/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-think-it-s-impossible-for-hip-hop-to-be-a-dying-art-form/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I like Das Racist, and so should you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-like-das-racist-and-so-should-you/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I had a boom box with a dual cassette deck and a mic, so I used to make pause tapes. I think a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-had-a-boom-box-with-a-dual-cassette-deck-and-a-mic-so-i-used-to/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brooklyn/el-p/#itemlist", "name": "3 Brooklyn Quotes By El-P", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If there's any credence to the guy who wrote 'Drones Over Blkyn' a year before drones were flying over Brooklyn, then listen to me: we're going to be in fascist police state.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "El-P" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/if-there-s-any-credence-to-the-guy-who-wrote-drones-over-blkyn-a-year/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b89/el-p-2359_brooklyn_if-there-s-any-credence-to-the-guy-who-w_1201784.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b89/el-p-2359_brooklyn_if-there-s-any-credence-to-the-guy-who-w_1201784.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b89/el-p-2359_brooklyn_if-there-s-any-credence-to-the-guy-who-w_1201784.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If there's any credence to the guy who wrote 'Drones Over Blkyn' a year before drones were flying over…” — El-P", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you live in a crowded area of Brooklyn or Manhattan, having a car is a hindrance. 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