I'm not trying to change the face of hip-hop music. I'm trying to make my records and always take the next step… — El-P Copy Share Image
Hip-hop is always moving. It's always looking for the next style; it's always trying to one-up the last person. — El-P Copy Share Image
I don't think hip-hop is a dying art form. I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form. — El-P Copy Share Image
My favorite era of hip-hop was between '85-'89. That was the era that got me to love hip-hop. — El-P Copy Share Image
There are all the offsprings of people who are influenced by punk. It sounds completely different - but it's still rock 'n'… — El-P Copy Share Image
My father was a musician, and I've always loved writing. I grew up in New York City during a time when hip… — El-P Copy Share Image
The emergence of the independent hip-hop scene has replaced what we called the "underground scene". It's what the underground scene has evolved… — El-P Copy Share Image
For me, growing up in hip-hop culture, it's all about having the next style, the new fashion, the new way to express… — El-P Copy Share Image
I think that people have been claiming hip-hop as being dead since the moment it started. I think there are people -… — El-P Copy Share Image
I'm not mad at digital media at all; I just see the importance and beauty of physical media. — El-P Copy Share
Standing up for what you believe is right, as well as standing up for what you believe is funny, standing up for what you… — El-P Copy Share
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… — El-P Copy Share
Most people aren't happy about being consistent and staying at the same place for years. People want forward progress and motion. — El-P Copy Share
Any issue and any problem, no matter what height you look at it from, no matter how much you extend past the first fractal,… — El-P Copy Share
I really don't believe in going too far out of your way to hunt down somebody to do a song. — El-P Copy Share
The last Company Flow reunion show in New York City was pretty insane. Everybody knew all the words to every song; everybody had smiles… — El-P Copy Share
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… — El-P Copy Share
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… — El-P Copy Share
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… — El-P Copy Share
I'm not really one of these people who's been known for particularly hopeful sentiments. — El-P Copy Share
I had a boom box with a dual cassette deck and a mic, so I used to make pause tapes. I think a lot… — El-P Copy Share
