I've always been able to write rhymes and that would be like when you consult with your girl. When I'm mad and… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
What inspired me as a child is the same thing that inspires me now: being nice. I always try to one up everybody with… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
Back in the days the great emcees made singles, had great shows, won battles, had all the girls and dressed fly. That¹s what I'm… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
I wake up hip-hop, Go to sleep hip-hop, Dream 'bout hip-hop, 'Cause I AM HIP-HOP. — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
I don't hate any sort of music but I just think that the lyricism needs to be in the forefront. — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
If you can perfect the booth, the stage and just your persona, like maybe in interviews and when people talk to you, then you're… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
Hip-hop definitely saved my life. Being able to write about the things I was doing, the things I was seein' and all that stuff,… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
You owe dough? You ain't give up that cheese? Hey... Sooner or later, you'll Pay, Pal (no eBay). — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
I've always been able to write rhymes and that would be like when you consult with your girl. When I'm mad and s -… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
I'm really, really, really, really conservative with money. I got to give myself a lot of excuses to spend money, because I come from… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
You can have a phenomenal booth artist and he can get in there and be a technician in the booth and it won't translate… — Joell Ortiz Copy Share Image
