El-P

If I can't work, I don't know what to do with myself.

— El-P

I really want to produce a record for Mary J. Blige.

— El-P

I was obsessed with Philip K. Dick.

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I'm a believer in air bags.

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We're not steadfast about not repeating mistakes.

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I strongly believe in the art form of the album.

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Def Jam is the reason why I started a label.

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I like Das Racist, and so should you.

— El-P

There's a responsibility as a musician to do the music that you want to hear.

— El-P

I reserve the right to think many different things and to change my mind and to even be wrong.

— El-P

I've been approached by major labels every single year of my existence as an artist. Since 1996.

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I'm a cat guy. I'm absolutely a cat guy. I grew up with cats.

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I think that people have been claiming hip-hop as being dead since the moment it started.

— El-P

Just because I run an indie label doesn't mean I don't think Jay-Z is nice.

— El-P

When I'm not feeling something, I have a very hard time doing it.

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My whole mode is to do what I want to do and let people understand me through that.

— El-P

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

I work on a musician's week, so Monday is Friday. By the time Thursday rolls around, you stay in, and you work,…

— El-P

You can always get something cool out of a collaboration - you can always have a moment - but meeting someone that…

— El-P

I think that everyone who does music, and everyone who does art, or everyone who decides at a young age that they're…

— El-P

The bravest artists I've ever known have always been graf artists. Risking your life and your freedom is no joke.

— El-P

If New York has just become a mall for the world, then what's the difference between being here and somewhere else?

— El-P

I've lived in New York City all my life. I love New York City; I've never moved from New York City. Have…

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I'm of the generation that discovered Aerosmith because of Run-DMC. They just looked crazy to me. They were the dudes in the…

— El-P

My father was a musician, and I've always loved writing. I grew up in New York City during a time when hip…

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I believe that experimenting is what production is. But it doesn't mean much if you don't have a solid foundation in what…

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At the core of everything I do, is not my ambition but my desire to make music. Somewhere along the line I…

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There's a lot of pretense out there. It can be exhausting. When people see something genuine, even if it's something as simple…

— El-P

I don't ever really feel guilty about music, quite frankly. When you're younger, you think that anything you don't like, you have…

— El-P

Everyone just wants to feel good, and I don't think that all music is designed to make you feel good. Sometimes it's…

— El-P

I think that people have been claiming hip-hop as being dead since the moment it started. I think there are people -…

— El-P

The crews that are going to be self-produced are going to make the great albums, as opposed to making these mix-tapes, these…

— El-P

The worst part is that if you become part of a major - all these independent labels become farm teams for your…

— El-P

Any issue and any problem, no matter what height you look at it from, no matter how much you extend past the…

— El-P

People are very afraid. In my country, you had a corrupt party who sabotaged an amazing candidate Bernie Sanders who was stronger…

— El-P

So inane-I cause Colon Blow pain

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Oh my god what am I doing with my life?

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I literally have a massive database of cat sounds.

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I probably started trying to make beats at around 12.

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I don't hate Jay-Z. I think he's dope.

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