Being Quote by Statik Selektah

I'm still a hip-hop producer. I never put a label on what I can do as a producer or a DJ.

— A-Trak

I was making crappy beats since I was, like, 17 or 18, using Florida rappers, where I'm from. Then I started DJ'ing because I…

— Diplo

Well technology has changed a lot of things, making it possible for just about anyone to make music. But not everybody is a songwriter,…

— Frankie Knuckles

I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a…

— Don Cheadle

I've changed and grown so much in this business from making the standard rap record.

— Trina

As a DJ, it's my job to break new music. And instead of it just being the stuff that's coming from the major labels…

— Diplo

That's something I want people to know, that I am a real DJ. I started as a DJ before I was even a producer.

— Hardwell

I had already been making music for my whole high school life, and '10 Day,' which took me a whole year to finish, was…

— Chance The Rapper

I've always been a producer - that's how I see myself first. The DJing came second as a way for me to be able…

— Avicii

I spent two years making music in San Francisco for my first mixtape. Initially, I was not at all doing this to be a…

— Lil Dicky

I originally wanted to be a rapper and musician.

— R-Truth

I consider myself more of a producer and a musician than a DJ.

— Kygo