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
The majority of my life is spent doing nothing but godly things, especially when it comes to dealing with other people. — DJ Premier Godly 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
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 Human Copy Share Image
I've been listening to Herbie Hancock forever. He's gone through so many transitions, even before bringing hip-hop to the forefront with 'Rockit'… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I can't make the new generation like me, because they didn't grow up on me. So I stick to what I know. — DJ Premier Generation 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 Art Copy Share Image
The passing of my accountant, Mary Coleman, who was the first person I shouted out on 'In Memory of...' was particularly devastating… — DJ Premier First person 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
All of our other albums were consecutive year after year: 'No More Mr. Nice Guy,' 'Step in the Arena,' 'Daily Operation,' 'Hard… — DJ Premier Album 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… — DJ Premier Ashes Copy Share Image
When I hold a gun, I know how to be sensible about it. I'm not holding it to wild out or just… — DJ Premier Amendment 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 Brother Copy Share Image
Guru and I had a house in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, for a while and we used to have wild parties there when… — DJ Premier Brooklyn Copy Share Image
Jazzmatazz' was Guru's thing, but Gang Starr was his baby. I don't care what anybody says. That dude loved Gang Starr. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Bad Name' is just that head-nod, traditional loop over a breakbeat, chopped up, and it sounds like the way I do my… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
All the Public Enemy albums, I knew what records they were sampling but was like, 'How'd they construct it like this?!' — DJ Premier Albums Copy Share Image
God knows I'm a good guy, I'm known in the industry as a good guy. I'm not known to be a foul,… — DJ Premier Evil Copy Share Image
I'm from the pre-Pro Tools era where you had to meet up with the artist and go over things if you wanted… — DJ Premier Art Copy Share Image
Guru always wanted to do what he called a 'chick record.' By coincidence, every time we did one, he was either breaking… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
