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" The effect that 'Illmatic' had on us at that moment was serious. "

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" I really like G-Herbo. "

" Part of my growth as a producer was not just about making beats but also helping in the process of inspiring the song and making the song the center. "

" I tried to embrace the concept of the sampler as an instrument, looking at how to take it artistically to another place where it can be appreciated, more than just taking someone's song and doing a 4-bar loop. "

" Sometimes I think albums are so ambitious, they don't stand as bodies of work because you try to achieve so much, and sometimes we need to do less. Say less. "

" I'm not going to put my music up on some little corner of the Internet or give it away for free. What does that do? That's just giving up. I'm not giving up, ever. "

" When I do music, I have a hard time experiencing it like everyone else, because there's so much thought that goes into it. You can sometimes fool yourself into thinking it's better than what it is, which stops me from being creative on the next thing I do. "

" 'I Used To Love H.E.R.,' from a production standpoint, was a brainchild of the style I developed on 'Soul By The Pound.' "

" Trophies or no trophies, we are all just striving to do some really good art and help people's lives with it. "

" I come from a very specific love of hip-hop. I'm saying hip-hop, not rap. That's what saved my life. I carry that badge with a lot of pride and honor, and I really enjoy trying to raise the perception and the bar of what we do. "

" I am the guy that, if you catch me saying something, I don't do the, 'Don't tell anybody I said it.' If I said it, I said it. I'm gonna stand right here and say it again to whoever - the end. What's the trouble? Where's the problem? "

" When you do your art, and you may think people don't recognize it or appreciate it, you actually go and try to get better. "

" I hate filming in the studio. "

" I believe that when you really make the best music you can make from your heart, it will transcend all of those stereotypes, color issues, everything, because music is really made for human beings. "

" There's the way modern music is produced, which is, 'Here's a piece of music, and I'm the producer, so pay me and make sure my credit is right and get me my splits.' But I'm trying to go backward. Now, it's more like 'What's the texture? What's the over-arching story?' There are more things to pay attention to than 'Is this the right snare?' "

" I don't speak out of place, but if you ask me, I will definitely speak the truth. Also, my opinion is my opinion. I don't feel the need to force anybody to agree or disagree with me. But if you ask me, I do feel it's important to speak with confidence about my feelings about whatever the questions are. "

" After 'Resurrection,' I was getting calls for people to do work with me, and I was turning it down. "

" As much as you act like everything is programmed or calculated or researched or numbers, spins, radio, and clubs, it's still human beings out here you can reach with music. "

" When you really make things that really challenge the status quo or challenge issues, and you do it artistically, and you do it with no fear, people are listening. "

" I was a rapper. The reason I stopped rapping was because I realized that people wanted guys like Puff Daddy. That's not what I do. I quit. That was it. I had to sacrifice for my choice. I said, 'Forget it. I'll be a producer.' Nobody was going to make me do anything. "

" There's not too many one-producer rap albums. There are lot of one-producer rock albums... and country albums. "

" The truth needs to explain why you are the way you are, why you did what you did. "

" You make some good music, people are gonna find you. "

" I've never been a mega-star. I'm more of a tastemaker of hip-hop. I try to be more of an ambassador for the era of hip-hop that I came in. "

" I come from an era where you just build something. Me and Common built what we built from Chicago from scratch. "

" My entire approach is built on the idea that things can be commercial and artistic. "

" I'm not interested in anything besides making some good music, helping some artists, being an executive. I'm pretty happy with that. "

" Nas' longevity comes from him having strong lyrical value in his songs, him being more like a poet and improving over time. "

" I have a Chicago personality, which means that just because I'm friends with one person, I don't assume I'm friends with his friends. "

" If you look before the '90s, you might not find many - if any - albums with multiple producers. It just didn't exist in the history of music. That would have been like Michael Jackson telling Quincy Jones, 'Look man, I know we did well on 'Off The Wall,' but I'm hot now, and I need to see some other producers for 'Thriller.'' "

" I just want to work on music and make some new stars. I'm not interested in being a star. "