I think most albums deserve a documentary because [an album] is a visual book. You don't have to read up on it because you can listen and watch the whole story. I would love to see lots of albums [become films.]
When your so focused on what people say, how can your really be focused on the music? If you're concerned with what someone says, you aren't working on a real record. You're working on something that's just for now, to please people this very second... because you don't believe in yourself.
You don't want to disappoint. Especially someone like me who's been out of music for years and hasn't had an album in like, four years.
In hip hop no one cares. No one stands up for it and it's a mess. We need order so we can all follow the tradition of where we came from. We need to keep referring to the pioneers.
My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
There's always going to be space for battle in hip hop. For competition. It's just an inseparable part of the game.
You know the block was ill as a youngster Every night it was like a, cop would get killed body found in the dumpster
Hip-hop ain't died because of the South, that's retarded.