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title: "3 Dj Quotes By Jam Master Jay"
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> [Then I just moved into being a DJ when that turned into the hottest thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/then-i-just-moved-into-being-a-dj-when-that-turned-into-the-hottest/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/120/jam-master-jay-28467_being_then-i-just-moved-into-being-a-dj-when-t_1453231.jpg)

> [Then I got a gig with an older friend who had the equipment and he played in this bar. They would bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/then-i-got-a-gig-with-an-older-friend-who-had-the-equipment-and-he/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/jam-master-jay-28467_back_then-i-got-a-gig-with-an-older-friend-wh_2748039.jpg)

> [And I know how many DJ pools have grown and I know how DJing has grown in the overall, but that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/and-i-know-how-many-dj-pools-have-grown-and-i-know-how-djing-has/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/jam-master-jay-28467_around_and-i-know-how-many-dj-pools-have-grown_2843478.jpg)

## Other authors on Dj

## More by Jam Master Jay

> [Back in the day, if someone said that hip hop and rap was a fad, that was a joke to me because they just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/back-in-the-day-if-someone-said-that-hip-hop-and-rap-was-a-fad-that/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [How I dressed in high school is the way we dressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/how-i-dressed-in-high-school-is-the-way-we-dressed/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [The technology is just so far gone. It's just like back in the day you needed a suitcase just to have a cell phone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/the-technology-is-just-so-far-gone-it-s-just-like-back-in-the-day-you/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [At the beginning, it was me, Run and D, but D's voice is messed up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/at-the-beginning-it-was-me-run-and-d-but-d-s-voice-is-messed-up/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [Then I just moved into being a DJ when that turned into the hottest thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/then-i-just-moved-into-being-a-dj-when-that-turned-into-the-hottest/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [You really need to be on the edge and you have to keep your eyes open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/you-really-need-to-be-on-the-edge-and-you-have-to-keep-your-eyes-open/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [With this CD technology, you can just remix a record right there on the spot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/with-this-cd-technology-you-can-just-remix-a-record-right-there-on/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [I remember when I was coming up, the music stores where you could get guitar strings was where I got my records from. Now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/i-remember-when-i-was-coming-up-the-music-stores-where-you-could-get/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [If I started at 13, by the time I was 14 I was already good enough to play in front of people. I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/if-i-started-at-13-by-the-time-i-was-14-i-was-already-good-enough-to/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [Wrestling has grown so big... it's almost a culture. And it's a culture of all types of vibes, just like hip-hop has all kinds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/wrestling-has-grown-so-big-it-s-almost-a-culture-and-it-s-a-culture/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [There's no way that if you get participation out of a person can they say you didn't rock it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/there-s-no-way-that-if-you-get-participation-out-of-a-person-can-they/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [Going to your set with the headphones on in the middle of the night so that your parents don't know what you're doing when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/going-to-your-set-with-the-headphones-on-in-the-middle-of-the-night/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [I was a drummer and I played the guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/i-was-a-drummer-and-i-played-the-guitar/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [Then I got a gig with an older friend who had the equipment and he played in this bar. They would bring me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/then-i-got-a-gig-with-an-older-friend-who-had-the-equipment-and-he/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

> [Believing in something and being a part of something you believe in and watching it work and coming from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jam-master-jay/believing-in-something-and-being-a-part-of-something-you-believe-in/)

[Jam Master Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jam-master-jay/)

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