Producer Quotes

I kinda gave my childhood to hip-hop, literally. I didn't go to parties in high school. All I did - well, I was DJing parties in high school.
I learned so much from listening to Jay-Z, M.O.P. and Gang Starr.
I started radio, actually, when I was 13. I started DJing when I was 13, but later in that year, I started a high school station at Phillips Academy. I didn't actually go there, but it was in the town I went to high school in. So literally, within six months of DJing, they started mailing me records; it was crazy.
I want to do more R&B, more reggae, everything.
I've always been like the No. 1 Boston hip-hop fan.
Life imitates art and back around.
My mother used to stop me from going to DJ battles. I'd, like, cry, get really upset.
Sampling is very important for me. It's the backbone of hip-hop.
Some artists send their verses, and others record in my studio. Depends. I prefer them being there.
When I made 'Detroit vs. Everybody,' I knew. I knew this for Eminem.
When I went to AI New England in Boston, I used to do my mixtapes, and honestly, if you look back at any of my mixtapes, every single mixtape tells a story.
With 'Ready to Die,' that was some of the most honest rhymes of all-time. There's some real dark material on there that Biggie was going through.
You can't just say jazz is dead.
You got to have the right lawyer and good management. I went years and years without management and even a good lawyer; I used to handle contracts on my own, and it was definitely corners that they would cut. It wouldn't have happened if I had a good lawyer behind me.
Growing up, I learned that if you are passionate about something, that you can move mountains. Passion is more precious than gold, and it's a currency that everyone craves. It's something that's hard to fake, and when it's real, everyone wants to be on that train. It's about giving people something that they can believe.
I come from a long line of strong and confident women out of New Orleans. My grandmother and great-grandmother were women who ran their homes and were leaders in their communities. I was never taught that there was anything that I couldn't do, and I believed that.
I think being ambitious, successful, powerful, making a lot of money - I don't care what color you are as a woman; it's difficult to find a mate. I think the natural order is that men want to be providers.
I truly believe in the value that stories have in being able to elevate humanity and make the world a better place.
I would like to see more films being made with people of color behind the camera and in front of the camera, because the more times at bat we have, the better we get.
I've always loved reading and always loved the movies. Storytelling is one of the oldest of human endeavors, and they give us our understanding of the world and our place in it. When I discovered that there were people who professionally were involved in the creation of stories, it was game over - I knew what I wanted to do it.
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