All of our other albums were consecutive year after year: 'No More Mr. Nice Guy,' 'Step in the Arena,' 'Daily Operation,' 'Hard… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I've always cared about how certain songs fade into other ones and which songs should follow others. I studied that as a… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I'm known for taking a long time getting music out, partially, my schedule is bananas, I'm only human, and then on top… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
The ghetto music of my era is hip-hop. And Parliament, and Curtis Mayfield, and Marvin Gaye, that was all the ghetto stuff… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I don't want to follow the map of what the music industry does because I've already lived the industry and I still… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Everybody deserves a piece of where they live, in some type of fashion. Music is just my way of preserving that. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I'm passionate about music in general, not just hip-hop. But when it comes to hip-hop, I don't wanna see it die culturally. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Yeah, Travis Scott's dad taught me how to ride minibikes and how to repair the engines. His name's Jack Webster. Jack had… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
It's whatever - people like me and Dre are music people, so we're beyond just hip-hop. We're purists. Not everybody who makes… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Prince, Bootsy Collins, Earth Wind & Fire and Parliament all had albums that sound different. I wanted to show, as a hip-hop… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I like soul, I like rock, I like new wave, I like punk music, I like blues, I like jazz, and I… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to work with Klashnekoff. He's been around for years! He's sorta my age but he is dope. The flow,… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
My mom's an art teacher, so I always had music in the house. She always had records, and I was mesmerized by… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I'm a big rock 'n' roll head, I love country music, I love yodeling music. But I'm still black and funky. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
That's the thing with social media: it's a gift and a curse. It's cool on one level, but it's also bad. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
My crew used to listen to 'Taking It to the Top' by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
All of our other albums were consecutive year after year: 'No More Mr. Nice Guy,' 'Step in the Arena,' 'Daily Operation,' 'Hard to Earn.'… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Jazz came from the streets, hip-hop came from the streets. It's just a different language. It's all borne out of hard times, struggle, and… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
A lot of Friday nights, Guru and I would go kick it with Biggie, since he was just three blocks down from us. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
All my idols have been in the studio with me, because they wanted to be there. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
DWYCK' was only intended to be a B-side of 'Take It Personal,' because we had done a record with Nice & Smooth for their… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Guru's family gave me a piece of his ashes. I saw the gold box of ashes that his father had when we had the… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I always followed my heart and if my heart said I gotta pack up and go, I'm gone. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Every now and then there might be a beat someone turned down that I have as an unused beat. But everything that predominantly matches… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
