Ghetto Quote by DJ Premier
“The ghetto music of my era is hip-hop. And Parliament, and Curtis Mayfield, and Marvin Gaye, that was all the ghetto stuff when I was a baby, and then when I was a teenager it was hip-hop and we were taking all those old '70s sounds and recreating them and putting them into a hip-hop format.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: The Art of Sampling, DJ Premier, 2015
Hip‑hop builds on earlier black music, reshaping past sounds into new forms.
In simple terms: Hip‑hop reuses old music.
Key Takeaway
Study roots, remix creatively.
Themes
music evolution
culture
creativity
Mood
reflective
appreciative
Type
musical
cultural
When to use this quote
- producing tracks
- DJing
- music education
- cultural analysis
Key Concepts
sampling
intertextuality
genre fusion
Questions to Reflect On
- How does remixing honor the past?
- What responsibilities do producers have?
A Different Perspective
May overlook original artists’ contributions.
