I'm cool with Dr. Dre, I have his phone number, and he picks up when I call. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
And hip-hop is about style and finesse and being creative and different, and to do that you have to be ballsy enough… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I'm not really a comparison dude. Even when people say 'Big or Pac?,' because they're two totally different types of lyricists. — 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,… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Travis Scott's dad was one of my OGs when I was a kid in Texas. Obviously Travis was nonexistent yet because his… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Jay Z and Biggie and Nas always listened to my direction. They listened and they applied it and I also listened to… — 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
I say if you don't write your lyrics, then you can't be the best rapper alive. Not at all. You can be… — 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
Lil Wayne, I ain't mad at him man, he did his thing, he stepped up his lyrical game, he the most improved… — 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
The Nike joint 'Classic' with Kanye, Nas, KRS-One, that was a remix - Rick Rubin did the original, and his was a… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
The great thing was that both K-Ci and JoJo told me to not make an R&B track that was reminiscent of radio… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I remember going backstage on a random night and Kanye goes, 'Ayo Premier, I'm about to drop an album called 'College Dropout'… — 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
Actually, for 'Family & Loyalty' I wanted Drake on the track but he was about to go on tour for his Scorpion… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Dre is someone I've looked up to since 1985 when he came to my college and performed with The Wrecking Crew. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Everybody knows with rap artists, if you can't go to the hood, it's almost like you're not authentic, even if you're a… — 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
