With ‘Family and Loyalty,’ I didn’t already have an idea for that video. So I called Fab Five Freddy. I wanted to get a director that I didn’t have to explain Gang Starr to and he was with it. DJ Premier Read Quote
I’m known for taking a long time getting music out, partially, my schedule is bananas, I’m only human, and then on top of that, I’m a one-man-producer. DJ Premier Read Quote
Guru died tragically and there were so many rumors about how he went out. I got to see him in the hospital right before he passed, and one of the last things I said to him before I walked out of the room was that I was going to make sure that his family was straight. DJ Premier Read Quote
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. DJ Premier Read Quote
Jazz came from the streets, hip-hop came from the streets. It’s just a different language. It’s all borne out of hard times, struggle, and the fight to have equality and things be better. DJ Premier Read Quote
I’ve been listening to Herbie Hancock forever. He’s gone through so many transitions, even before bringing hip-hop to the forefront with ‘Rockit’ and everything. DJ Premier Read Quote
Guru had such a different voice from most people. Plus he had a Boston accent! So, I always made sure the beats were tailored to him. DJ Premier Read Quote
Everybody deserves a piece of where they live, in some type of fashion. Music is just my way of preserving that. DJ Premier Read Quote
