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title: "4 Label Quotes By El-P"
description: "4 Label quotes by El-P. Plus more from El-P and more Label sayings from other authors."
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> [The fact of the matter is, if you're not putting out stuff that people are feeling, then your record label doesn't mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/the-fact-of-the-matter-is-if-you-re-not-putting-out-stuff-that-people/)

[El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c5/el-p-2359_facts_the-fact-of-the-matter-is-if-you-re-not_772129.png)

> [I think that every record label has its trials and tribulations, its ups and downs. The only thing you can do is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-think-that-every-record-label-has-its-trials-and-tribulations-its/)

[El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/el-p-2359_can-do_i-think-that-every-record-label-has-its_1829230.png)

> [Def Jam is the reason why I started a label.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/def-jam-is-the-reason-why-i-started-a-label/)

[El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/el-p-2359_jam_def-jam-is-the-reason-why-i-started-a-la_2067426.png)

> [With me, I'm going to have a label where no one is ever cheated, ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/with-me-i-m-going-to-have-a-label-where-no-one-is-ever-cheated-ever/)

[El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/el-p-2359_cheated_with-me-i-m-going-to-have-a-label-where_2143520.png)

## Other authors on Label

## 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/)

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