DWYCK’ was only intended to be a B-side of ‘Take It Personal,’ because we had done a record with Nice & Smooth for their album, Ain’t a Damn Thing Changed, called ‘Down The Line.’ They were returning the favor with ‘DWYCK,’ being that we let them borrow the ‘Manifest’ instrumental. DJ Premier Read Quote
Travis Scott’s dad was one of my OGs when I was a kid in Texas. Obviously Travis was nonexistent yet because his father wasn’t even married back then. DJ Premier Read Quote
When I hold a gun, I know how to be sensible about it. I’m not holding it to wild out or just to shoot somebody because I’m mad at him. There’s responsibility in buying that gun, and part of it is dealing with it like a man, and not dealing with it like an idiot, and getting behind iron bars for unnecessary reasons. DJ Premier Read Quote
If I feel like something needs to be updated, I’ll break my neck to outdo the original. DJ Premier Read Quote
Guru was actually who A&R’d and got Lord Finesse signed because he used to listen to the demos at Wild Pitch. And he was the one who actually said, ‘Yo, this Lord Finesse guy is dope.’ And Stuart Fine signed him to Wild Pitch. That’s how we became labelmates. DJ Premier Read Quote
The Nike joint ‘Classic’ with Kanye, Nas, KRS-One, that was a remix – Rick Rubin did the original, and his was a double-time tempo; mine was a regular boom-bap tempo, and they liked it so much that we ended up doing the video to it. DJ Premier Read Quote
I’m passionate about music in general, not just hip-hop. But when it comes to hip-hop, I don’t wanna see it die culturally. DJ Premier Read Quote
It’s whatever – people like me and Dre are music people, so we’re beyond just hip-hop. We’re purists. Not everybody who makes beats is a purist. DJ Premier Read Quote
I say if you don’t write your lyrics, then you can’t be the best rapper alive. Not at all. You can be one of the best artists, especially in rap, you gotta write everything yourself. DJ Premier Read Quote
