Statik Selektah

Way too many people are trying to do the same thing with their lives.

— Statik Selektah

I had completely changed from being a mixtape DJ to being a producer and working with Nas and stuff like that.

— Statik Selektah

I want to do more R&B, more reggae, everything.

— Statik Selektah

Every record I make, I want people to feel what I used to feel when I used to crack open a CD…

— Statik Selektah

You got to have the right lawyer and good management. I went years and years without management and even a good lawyer;…

— Statik Selektah

Sampling is very important for me. It's the backbone of hip-hop.

— Statik Selektah

My mother used to stop me from going to DJ battles. I'd, like, cry, get really upset.

— Statik Selektah

I get mad if I'm not presented as an actual artist on tour. I don't want to be seen as just some…

— Statik Selektah

I come from a traditional hip-hop background.

— Statik Selektah

Some artists send their verses, and others record in my studio. Depends. I prefer them being there.

— Statik Selektah

I definitely try to go above and beyond with live mixing and scratching.

— Statik Selektah

You can't just say jazz is dead.

— Statik Selektah

Especially in hip-hop, no one takes responsibility for their actions.

— Statik Selektah

Even when I have someone playing the song I give them the idea. I'm learning. I'm getting better over the years.

— Statik Selektah

There are so many rappers now that it's cluttering our culture. 90% of the time at a show there are more artists…

— Statik Selektah

Gang Starr was like the blueprint of my career.

— Statik Selektah

Brooklyn just got that energy to me that's so hip-hop and so New York City. You know, New York City is the…

— Statik Selektah

I've always been like the No. 1 Boston hip-hop fan.

— Statik Selektah

When I made 'Detroit vs. Everybody,' I knew. I knew this for Eminem.

— Statik Selektah

Every person I meet is a rapper, DJ, or makes beats.

— Statik Selektah

I don't do albums for album sales. I just do it as a conversation piece and a business card.

— Statik Selektah

I grew up looking up to DJ Premier, who would have the illest hip-hop joint on everybody's album.

— Statik Selektah

I learned so much from listening to Jay-Z, M.O.P. and Gang Starr.

— Statik Selektah

I started radio, actually, when I was 13. I started DJing when I was 13, but later in that year, I started…

— Statik Selektah

With 'Ready to Die,' that was some of the most honest rhymes of all-time. There's some real dark material on there that…

— Statik Selektah